Main Features of Hippie Culture.

"Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world."
                             John Lennon (Imagine)

Hippies were very original subculture. They were something more important than just a tendency or fashion. It is considered as a some kind of social revolution in culture and common life. They were proclaimed "counterculture" by the government, because hippies tried to rebel against the political course. That's why hippies were very important in 1965-1970 period. 

Hippie culture closely connected with music, psychodelic drugs and omniparity. Hippies sought to free themselves from societal restrictions, choose their own way, and find new meaning in life. One expression of hippie independence from societal norms was found in their standard of dress and grooming, which made hippies instantly recognizable to one another, and served as a visual symbol of their respect for individual rights. Through their appearance, hippies declared their willingness to question authority, and distanced themselves from the "straight" and "square" (i.e., conformist) segments of society. Personality traits and values that hippies tend to be associated with are "altruism and mysticism, honesty, joy and nonviolence". Hippies used to live in communities.

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