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39 Groovy Things About Woodstock (That Will Never Happen Again)

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12. Hare Krishna Was Embraced

Hare Krishna is a spiritual way of life. Ice Pop.

Many of the hippies and other counterculture members who attended Woodstock followed non-mainstream spiritual beliefs, especially of Hare Krishna (an offshoot of Hinduism). Hare Krishna typically embraces nonviolence, an essential value of the anti-war movement. Many attendees wore the Hare Krishna flower and actively promoted the religion.

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