-The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that started in the USA during the mid 1960s. The subculture continued to the 1970s and spread d across the world
-Their movement was the rejection of the mainstream American life.
-The movement arose in part as opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War (1955–75), hippies were often not directly engaged in politics.
-Hippie fashions and values had a major effect on culture, influencing popular music, television, film, literature, and the arts.
- They developed their own distinctive style.
- Men often grew beards
- Both male and female would wear sandals, beads and rimless glasses
- Long hair was favored
- Granny floral dressed was often worn
-Hippies advocated nonviolence and love, a popular phrase being “Make love, not war,” for which they were sometimes called “flower children.”
-Public gatherings—part music festivals, sometimes protests, often simply excuses for celebrations of life—were an important part of the hippie movement.
-Following in the footsteps of the Beats, many hippies used cannabis (marijuana), considering it pleasurable
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