Young women in costume taking part in Nimbin's Mardi Grass parade which protests marijuana's prohibition.

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People taking part in the MardiGrass parade, the main event of the MardiGrass festival in the town of Nimbin in northern New South Wales, Australia. The festival was first held in 1993 after aggressive action by police in an attempt to contain marijuana use in the area. It is intended to hold a MardiGrass every year until prohibition ends. During MardiGrass, information is circulated about the use and misuse, perception and misperception of marijuana. As well as music, dancing, international speakers and a sporting event - the HEMP Olympix. Nimbin is a village of free spirits with the village's current persona born during the Aquarius Festival in 1973 when many alternative lifestylers moved to the area.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Cullen Street, Nimbin, NSW, Australia
Photo credit: © Peter Ptschelinzew / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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