Festivals - Part 24

 Nambassa

Nambassa was a series of hippie-oriented festivals in New Zealand from 1976 to 1981.  Not just music festivals, they also featured workshops and displays about alternative (i.e. hippie) lifestyles, holistic health, alternative medicine and sustainable energy.  Above, a holistic workshop in 1978.

Above, the "village market" at Nambassa in 1981.  The market was the center of the festival, with hand craft outlets and health food eateries.

The beach at Nambassa in 1978.  Naturally, clothing was optional.  It was optional throughout the whole festival.

Public showers at the 1979 festival.

Another view of the showers.

Wikipedia says, "An atmosphere of personal freedom and discovery prevailed and this led to a considerable amount of nudity in the most innocent sense ...

"Thousands of people simply got naked and wandered the festivals with little or no clothing."

Like other festivals, some people liked to get muddy.  This is Nambassa 1981.

More mud people at Nambassa 1981.

And there was music.  In 1979, the New Zealand band The Plague performed with two women and one man wearing only paint.

We end with a short video clip of The Plague's performance.  The naked guy's contribution seemed to consist of howling like a dog.