Midburn
{{Short description|Festival in Israel}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Midburn
| image = Midburn 2016 12.jpg
| caption = Camp at Midburn 2016
| first = June 16–19, 2014{{cite web |url=http://midburn.org/en-past-events/ |title=Past events |website=midburn.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106005920/http://midburn.org:80/en-past-events/ |archive-date=6 January 2017}}
| location = Negev Desert, Israel
| last = October 10–15, 2022
| participants = 11,000 (2017)
| website = {{url|http://midburn.org/en/}}
}}
Midburn (Hebrew: מידברן; Arabic: ميدبيرن) is a 6-day event held in the Negev Desert in southern Israel.{{Citation | title = Inside Midburn, Israel's version of Burning Man | url = http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/photo-gallery/2014/6/photos-inside-israelsownburningmanfestival.html | journal = Al Jazeera | date = 9 June 2014 | access-date = 16 June 2014}}
History
The first annual event was held in June 2014, and was attended by 3,000 people.{{Citation | title = Midburn in Israel's Negev desert was a bizarre first attempt at the popular US festival Burning Man | url = http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/midburn-in-israels-negev-desert-was-a-bizarre-first-attempt-at-the-popular-us-festival-burning-man/story-e6frfqc0-1226950365238 | journal = News.com.au | date = 11 June 2014 | access-date = 16 June 2014}} The second event was held on 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.{{Citation | title = Now You Can Go to Burning Man After Birthright | url = https://time.com/2848120/israel-burning-man/ | journal = TIME | date = 9 June 2014 | access-date = 16 June 2014}}
The festival is held near Sde Boker,{{Citation | title = Israele: il Midburn festival, il deserto diventa "creativo" | url = http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2014/06/09/foto/midburn_festival_follie_e_condivisione_nel_deserto_israeliano-88484567/ | journal = la Repubblica | language = it | date = 11 June 2014 | access-date = 16 June 2014}} and the themes of the event are creativity, art and personal expression.{{Citation | title = Midburn : festival déjanté en plein désert d'Israël | url = http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/galeries-photos/photo/20140610.OBS0008/photos-midburn-festival-dejante-en-plein-desert-d-israel.html | author = Cyril Bonnet | journal = Le Nouvel Observateur | language = fr | date = 10 June 2014 | access-date = 16 June 2014}}
The burn is held every year in May or June, around the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and culminates in a bonfire of wooden sculptures. The third Midburn event, in 2016, had an attendance of 8,000 participants, making it the 2nd biggest regional event outside the US, after AfrikaBurn. As of 2018, it is the only Burning Man regional event in the Middle East.
The 2023 event was cancelled following the Gaza war.
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://en.midburn.org/}}
- Nizzan Zvi Cohen, [https://en.davar1.co.il/406805/ The Midburn Alternative], Davar, 11/3/2022
- [http://midbrain.wiki/ Midbrain Community WIKI] (mostly Hebrew)
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Category:Counterculture festivals
Category:Entertainment events in Israel