February 28, 2010

A Purim Celebration

For those who are not sure what Purim is, here is a little about it: 

Purim (Hebrew: פורים) is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman's plot to annihilate them.  On Purim there is a recitation of the Book of Esther, giving mutual gifts of food and drink, giving charity to the poor, and a celebratory meal; other customs include drinking wine, wearing of masks and costumes, and public celebration.

Most non-Jewish people see us around on Purim and think we got the day of Halloween wrong. =)

My kids love this holiday, it's their favorite one!  They get to eat lots of yummy cookies called Hamantaschen ("Haman's pockets") and they get to dress up!

We had a really fun night and the best part was ... they were so tired when we got home that they fell asleep right away!!!! 


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