Wicker man since 1986, an effigy of a man has been burned during Burning Man, a week-long annual event currently being held in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Wicker man A wicker man was a large wicker statue reportedly used by the ancient Druids (priests of Celtic paganism) for sacrifice by burning it in effigy. The main evidence for this practice is one sentence in Julius Caesar's "Commentary on the Gallic war", which modern scholarship has linked to an earlier writer, Poseidonius. Modern archaeological research has not yielded much evidence of human sacrifice among the Celts, and the ancient Greco-Roman sources are now
Boston Film Festival It is often confused with the Boston International Film Festival, which is annually held in Boston as well. Boston Film Festival Boston Film Festival (BFF) is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September. The Boston Film Festival premiered such notable films as "The Last Kiss", "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints", "Renaissance", "Deliver Us From Evil", "Jesus Camp", "The Ground Truth", "The US vs. John Lennon", "A Desperate Crossing", "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", "Prime", "North Country", and "How to Start a Revolution". It