love-in

Hippie group protest

A love-in is a peaceful gathering, typically from the 1960s counterculture, where participants expressed unity, affection, and opposition to war through music, meditation, and communal togetherness.

The term follows the pattern of sit-in and teach-in, suggesting a form of gentle protest or demonstration.

Love-ins were associated with hippie culture and often took place in parks or other public spaces.

Thousands gathered for the love-in at Golden Gate Park.

counterculture

hippie

Sixties counterculture member

peace · harmony · commune · Haight-Ashbury · happening · psychedelic · protest · anti-war · Woodstock · communal

botanical

fleabane

Insect-repelling composite flower

meadow · native · pollinator · garden · purple · bloom · hardy · groundcover · herbaceous · naturalized

Opposites
social gathering atmosphere

love-inriot

Violent public disturbance

violent protest · melee · brawl · mob violence · race riot

countercultural stance

love-inrace riot

Violent intergroup ethnic conflict

pogrom · lynch mob · Kristallnacht · counterprotest

emotional orientation

love-inhatefest

Event celebrating animosity

angry mob · lynch mob · witch hunt · pile-on · feeding frenzy

Family

love, in, loves, loved, loving, lover, lovers, lovable, loveless

Familiarity
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Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG