Midburn
| Midburn | |
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 Midburn 2016 | |
| Location(s) | Negev Desert, Israel |
| Inaugurated | June 16–19, 2014 [1] |
| Most recent | June 8–12, 2016 |
| Participants | 8,000 (2016) |
| Website | |
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Midburn (Hebrew: מידברן; Arabic: ميدبيرن) is a 5-day event held in the Negev Desert in southern Israel.[2] The first annual event was held in June, 2014, and was attended by 3,000 people.[3] The second event was held in May 20-24, 2015, and was attended by 6,500 people. The name itself is a portmanteau of the Hebrew word for "desert" (מידבר midbar) and the English word "burn" in reference to the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. [4]
The festival is held near Sde Boker,[5] and the themes of the event are creativity, art and personal expression.[6] The event culminates in a bonfire of wooden sculptures.
US television presenter Conan O'Brien mentioned Midburn on his show, Conan, during his opening monologue.[7]
References
- ↑ http://midburn.org/en-past-events/
- ↑ "Inside Midburn, Israel's version of Burning Man", Al Jazeera, 9 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
- ↑ "Midburn in Israel's Negev desert was a bizarre first attempt at the popular US festival Burning Man", News.com.au, 11 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
- ↑ "Now You Can Go to Burning Man After Birthright", TIME, 9 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
- ↑ "Israele: il Midburn festival, il deserto diventa "creativo"", la Repubblica (in Italian), 11 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
- ↑ Cyril Bonnet (10 June 2014), "Midburn : festival déjanté en plein désert d'Israël", Le Nouvel Observateur (in French), retrieved 16 June 2014
- ↑ CONAN Monologue 06/09/14, 9 June 2014, retrieved 18 June 2014
External links
- Official website
- Midbrain Community WIKI (mostly Hebrew)
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