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miles from .
Early in the week before the festival, it became clear that the event was going to
draw a much larger audience than expected. People from as far away as Michigan and
California came to listen to the 24 rock groups ("Age, 1"). Thousands more people
would have come if police had not blocked off access roads. By the day before the

official opening, traffic jams miles long blocked most roads leading to the area. The

intense traffic on Route 17B towards Bethel, New York that afternoon didn't seem to

bother anyone as people all exchanged friendly waves. They knew that they were all on

our way to the same place to enjoy "three days of peace and music." Had the festival

lasted much longer, as many as one million youths might have made the trip to Bethel.

What started off as a promotion for a music studio, ended up as one of the most

significant political and sociological events of the age.

The main attraction of the festival was ...

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in society. To be a hippie you must believe in peace as the way to resolve differences among people, ideologies and religions ("The Way of, 3"). Most hippies believe that the way to peace is through love and tolerance. Loving means accepting others as they are, giving them freedom to express themselves and not judging their behaviors according to a narrow definition. This is the core of the hippie philosophy. Freedom is the leading quality in this system. Freedom to do as one pleases, go where the flow takes you, and being open to new experiences. This causes an attitude that allows for maximum personal growth. Sure this lifestyle is risky, but that's life and avoiding risk leaves ...

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