Midburn: Israel’s answer to Burning Man

May 24, 2015

Midburn: Israel’s answer to Burning Man

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Israel

Some 6,000 people attended the five-day Midburn festival, the Israeli version of the popular Burning Man festival held annually in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

: Israelis line up at the “office of bad advice” during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A couple kiss during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 21, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 21, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 21, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A couple sit on a swing during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: People sit around bonfire inside a Temple structure during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A cosplayer dressed as The Lord of the Rings character Gandalf attends the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis walk past a dragon installation during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Women dressed in costumes walk with their umbrellas during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 21, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Israeli girl dances with an illuminated hula hoop during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis watch as a wooden effigy burns during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Israeli woman dances during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Israeli man stands with an umbrella during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Israeli woman swings in the air during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 23, 2015. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

: People in costumes watch as the wooden effigy burns during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 22, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A couple dressed in costumes sit inside a hut during the 2015 Midburn festival in the Negev Desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker on May 21, 2015. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

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