The event takes Getting its name from its culmination , the symbolic ritual burning Damaging of a large wooden effigy ( `` The Man '' ) that traditionally occurs Coming_to_be on the Saturday evening of the event.First held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized Arranging by Larry Harvey and Jerry James who built Creating the first `` Man '' , it has since been held annually , spanning Change_event_time the nine days leading up to and including Labor Day ( the opening day is a Sunday , while the closing day is the first Monday in September ) .

The activists chose Choosing the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre for its symbolic value .

Preslav , capital of the First Bulgarian Empire , was raided Attack , and it was after this symbolic incident that Peter assumed Receiving the insignia of Tsar ( or Emperor ) .

In a symbolic gesture , Isaac II entered Arriving Peter 's house and took Conquering the icon of Saint Demetrius , thus regaining Recovering the saint 's favour .

although the regime had been successful in ending Process_end the student protests , the violent reaction nonetheless undermined its support among the broader population and created Causation a symbolic focal point for later student protests in the following decades .

General Ne Win prominently illustrated the continuing symbolic power associated with the protests when he referred in his departure speech in 1988 to the destruction Destroying of the RUSU building as `` one of the key episodes '' during his time in power .

Some of the prominent or symbolic individuals who figured in these events included Cause_to_be_included The exact number of casualties is not known , but estimates range from 13–31 deaths resulting from the protests and reprisals by the government .

The symbolic importance of this battle Hostile_encounter has made it Causation one of the best-known battles Hostile_encounter in the history of the British Isles and a key part of the folklore of the Orange Order .

This led to Causation mass demonstrations in cities such as Leipzig and subsequently to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 , which served as the symbolic gateway to German reunification in 1990 .

Tikrit has symbolic significance as the hometown of Saddam Hussein , and is also the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate .

The brigade commander was sentenced Legal_rulings to pay the symbolic fine of 10 prutot ( old Israeli cents ) .

The events have since become Becoming a highly mythologized and symbolic story of the Wild West , and over the years variations of the storyline have come to include some of its most famous historical figures .

It was also of great symbolic importance in a period when Europe was torn Destroying by its own wars Military_operation of religion following the Protestant Reformation Change_of_leadership .