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Business News/ Photos / Israel’s Burning Man festival concludes amidst much revelling

Israel’s Burning Man festival concludes amidst much revelling

Some 6000 Israelis and foreigners attended the five-day Midburn festival, the Israeli version of the popular Burning Man festival that celebrates radical self-expression, creativity, art, and self-reliance.

The Israeli version of Nevada’s Burning Man festival concluded on Sunday in the country’s southern Negev desert. The name is a portmanteau of the Hebrew word for “desert” (midbar) and the English word “burn”. AFP

1/11The Israeli version of Nevada’s Burning Man festival concluded on Sunday in the country’s southern Negev desert. The name is a portmanteau of the Hebrew word for “desert” (midbar) and the English word “burn”. AFP

In keeping with the Burning Man tradition, thousands of revellers set up camp in the desert for 5 days of art, dance and music, burning their exhibits on the last two nights of the festival. Reuters

2/11In keeping with the Burning Man tradition, thousands of revellers set up camp in the desert for 5 days of art, dance and music, burning their exhibits on the last two nights of the festival. Reuters

People walk past artworks at the Midburn festival in southern Israel. This was the second year of the festival. The first Midburn took place in 2014. Reuters

3/11People walk past artworks at the Midburn festival in southern Israel. This was the second year of the festival. The first Midburn took place in 2014. Reuters

People participate in a wedding held at the festival. The festival is all about gifting and sharing. For 5 days, a temporary city is set up in the Negev desert, creating a platform which will allow a communal lifestyle, creativity, art and radical self-expression.AFP

4/11People participate in a wedding held at the festival. The festival is all about gifting and sharing. For 5 days, a temporary city is set up in the Negev desert, creating a platform which will allow a communal lifestyle, creativity, art and radical self-expression.AFP

Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival.

5/11Israelis dance during the 2015 Midburn festival.

People watch the burning of the “Effigy, Adam & Eve” exhibit. It is at night that the festival comes alive with song and dance. Reuters

6/11People watch the burning of the “Effigy, Adam & Eve” exhibit. It is at night that the festival comes alive with song and dance. Reuters

A performer performs with hoops and fire.

7/11A performer performs with hoops and fire.

Women dressed in costumes walk with their umbrellas. The festival is devoted to acts of gift giving, on the lines of the Burning Man festival. AFP

8/11Women dressed in costumes walk with their umbrellas. The festival is devoted to acts of gift giving, on the lines of the Burning Man festival. AFP

Israelis line up at the “office of bad advice”. It is more of a metropolis than a festival. The participants take a crucial role by volunteering and creating the town and giving it its soul. AFP

9/11Israelis line up at the “office of bad advice”. It is more of a metropolis than a festival. The participants take a crucial role by volunteering and creating the town and giving it its soul. AFP

An Israeli woman swings in the air during the 2015 Midburn festival. AFP

10/11An Israeli woman swings in the air during the 2015 Midburn festival. AFP

People sit around a bonfire inside a “Temple” structure. AFP

11/11People sit around a bonfire inside a “Temple” structure. AFP

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