History of the hippie movementThe hippie subculture began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world. Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as Bohemians, with influence from Eastern religion and spirituality. It is directly influenced and inspired by the Beat Generation, and American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Rock festivalA rock festival is an open-air rock concert featuring many different performers, typically spread over two or three days and having a campsite and other amenities and forms of entertainment provided at the venue. Some festivals are singular events, while others recur annually in the same location. Occasionally, a festival will focus on a particular genre (e.g., folk, heavy metal, world music), but many attempt to bring together a diverse lineup to showcase a broad array of popular music trends.
HousetruckerHousetruckers are individuals, families and groups who convert old trucks and school buses into portable homes called housetrucks and live in them, preferring an unattached and transient lifestyle to more conventional housing. These vehicles began appearing around New Zealand during the mid-1970s and, even though there are fewer today, they continue to travel New Zealand roads. By the 21st century these hippie nomads were found traveling independently and in convoys from town to town making a living from small cottage industries such as arts and crafts, or following various fruit picking seasons as they occurred throughout the nation.
Contre-culture des années 1960vignette|droite|200px|Le symbole de la paix, d'abord utilisé en Grande-Bretagne lors d'une campagne pour le désarmement nucléaire, devient l'un des symboles de la contre-culture. La contre-culture des années 1960 est un terme décrivant le mouvement culturel qui s'est principalement développé dans le monde occidental entre le milieu des années 1960 et le milieu des années 1970. Le mouvement est né aux États-Unis au sein d'une partie de la jeunesse « baby boomer » et a pris de l'ampleur durant l'intervention militaire américaine au Viêt Nam, puis il s'est ensuite répandu dans la plupart des pays occidentaux.
Hippievignette|upright=1.0|alt=Composition psychédélique|Composition psychédélique. Le mouvement hippie est un courant de contre-culture apparu dans les années 1960 aux États-Unis, avant de se diffuser dans le reste du monde occidental. Les hippies, issus en grande partie de la jeunesse nombreuse du baby boom de l'après-guerre, rejetaient les valeurs traditionnelles, le mode de vie de la génération de leurs parents, en majorité des classes moyennes, et la société de consommation.
