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Ritual / Ceremony1881-present

Cremation of Care

The Bohemian Club's opening-night ceremony at Bohemian Grove, first performed in 1881, in which members burn an effigy called 'Dull Care' before a large owl statue in a scripted, theatrical rite the club describes as symbolically banishing worldly concerns for the retreat's duration.

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  • Bohemian Grove1872-present

    Cremation of Care is performed at Bohemian Grove.

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