{"id":5481,"date":"2023-06-08T07:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T07:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xanado.co.il\/israel\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=5481"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:48:37","slug":"red-south-festival","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.xanado.co.il\/israel\/portfolio\/red-south-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRed South\u201d festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5481\" class=\"elementor elementor-5481\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ec0a62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55ec0a62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eef6dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eef6dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"h-every-january-february-red-south-darom-adom-in-hebrew-transforms-israel-s-northern-negev-into-a-red-poppy-wonderland-with-bike-rides-hiking-paths-farmers-markets-and-delicious-local-food-it-s-a-budget-friendly-nature-escape-peak-bloom-in-early-february-fade-by-march\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every January\u2013February, \u201cRed South\u201d (Darom Adom) transforms Israel\u2019s northern Negev into a red poppy wonderland. 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