In 1967, a psychedelic spiritual "Pow-Wow" called the Human Be-In took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The event drew approximately 20,000 people including Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary, and consisted of chanting, dancing, poetry reading, music and celebrations of unity of humankind, and love.
In Southern India the 3-day festival known as Pongal, begins to celebrate the January Rice Harvest, to honor the great sun-god Surya, and to give thanks to the spirits of the Rainy season.