Two people embrace at a Rainbow Gathering in Hungary in 2014. Photographer Matjaz Krivic captured moments at gatherings over a span of 19 years at Rainbow Gatherings in various countries.
Matjaž Krivic
A "Rainbow Family" forms a unity circle at the Bosnia International Rainbow Gathering in 2007.
Matjaž Krivic
A man splashes in the water at a 1998 gathering in Pakistan. Krivic says that Rainbow Gatherings also tend to take place in regions of the world that "need to be healed" after having experienced devastating conflicts.
Matjaž Krivic
Attendees hold hands at a gathering in Ukraine in 2009.
Matjaž Krivic
Many workshops and activities are available at the gatherings, where people engage in and learn about everything from yoga and tai chi to meditation and healing techniques.
Matjaž Krivic
Men play musical instruments at a gathering in France in 2003.
Matjaž Krivic
According to Krivic, when a horn blows three times through the valley people start assembling into a giant food circle. Before the meal begins they hold hands, sing a rainbow tune and chant "ohm."
Matjaž Krivic
Members of a "Rainbow Family" sit together at a gathering in France in 2003. "It's like people that you know for 20 years and you see them every year," says Krivic.
Matjaž Krivic
Light rays power through colossal trees, illuminating tents and tepees. According to Krivic, the exact locations of some of the Rainbow Gatherings are revealed through hand-drawn maps and presented to those who have attended a gathering in the past.
Matjaž Krivic
It's all smiles for these two at the Hungary World Rainbow Gathering in 2014.
