- Were typically middle class, white citizens from predominantly white countries
- They initially promoted peace and 'love-making'.
- Believed in the idea of 'free love' which meant that anyone could have sex with anyone and they also encouraged orgy's.
- Hippies are known for their meditation and neo-paganism where they take aspects of most religions and combine them to form one ultimate religion.
- They were known for consuming drugs like marijuana and LSD's, which they used to explore alternative states of consciousness.
- A traditional Hippy image would consist of denim and tie-dye clothing, beaded tops and long hair which they explained as being 'Ethnic' and clearly defy what was conventional at the time.
- Artists that were commonly associated with Hippies were The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix
- Hippies were always enthusiastic to questions society however not to the extreme attacks that the Punks later displayed
Jimi Hendrix - 'Voodoo Child'
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