Myschievia

Myschievia is a regional burn event that happens every year in early October. It was inspired by Burning Man and operates through the same 10 principles. Most notably of these principles are decommodification which means that no vending is ever allowed at the event and leaving no trace. The leave no trace ethic (LNT) requires people to carry out everything they brought in and pick up all the unnatural debris left in their area. No trash service is provided at Burns (although events may have theme camps volunteering to recycle cans or other items). Many of the rules and an explanation of the principles can be found in the Survival Guide located on the website.

Myschievia started in 2005. Approximately 200 participants attended a location about 2 hours west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Since 2006, Myschievia is held in East Texas nearby Hughes Springs, Texas. Despite being located in East Texas, United States most of the participants are from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Much like the Burning Man or any regional Burn, a theme may be chosen around which participants can creatively interact or not. In addition to the event theme, participants are allowed to register collaborative theme camps and reserve space on the property. Art projects of any kind are encouraged and welcomed at Myschievia. Activities may be scheduled as well. The activities range from water balloon fights, to morning yoga classes, to food schedules, or meet and greets. The theme for the first year was "Trial By Fire," an old west courtroom-styled theme. The effigy was a 25-foot tall model of the scales of justice. Unlike Burning Man and Burning Flipside there was no theme in 2006 or 2007. In 2006 the effigy was of the Roman Coliseum and featured several nights of spontaneous wrestling, both staged and real. In 2007 a giant head was constructed with a movable mouth called Unruly Man. Also that year a car burned up on the property during preparation work in a freak accident. The map of theme camps for this event was constructed on the cardboard of a Pabst Blue Ribbon 12 pack. Each year the Miss Myschievia pageant showcases the talents of the participants. One of the strongest arts at Myschievia is culinary. A guacamole competition was held at the Lick n' Suck Saloon, which is a theme camp that generously supplies Burns with smoked meat.

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