Ahh, to be a Jew in persia...
Is it a coincidence that the fast of esther falls out on st patrick's day, but Purim isn't until Saturday night so we can't get toasted with our irish brethren?
Let's talk costumes. So, it's my understanding that dressing up on Purim started so we could emulate the heroes and one heroine of the Purim story (unless we wanted to be vashti.. I totally respect a woman who just says no....no matter what the consequence) children dressed as kings and queens...how sweet. I remember going as shaloch manot on more than one occasion, perhaps because I looked better in a large shopping bag covered with candy than in a form fitting queen costume....and then I could eat the candy and be even further away from fitting into a queen costume...ah, the vicious cycle of stress eating.....
Costumes today run the gamut, unless you live in a house of boys. Hockey player, baseball player, football player or basketball player. Take your pick. We have the equipment, we have various helmets and apparently we have several jerseys. As the only female, I try to encourage them to be creative.."wear a suit and a fake beard and go as your principal...that would be cute!" and I get the look...the "no, you really didn't just suggest the stupidest costume in the whole world" look. "why don't one of you wear a wig and go as a girl? That would be funny.." there's that look again. I can only try......
Purim is a special time for husband #1 because it is his birthday....the anniversary of when he unintentionally tried to kill his mother,( as his head was the same size when he was born as it is now..)He can read a 15 minute Megillah..it is one of his many talents(and that was his
birthday present, telling anyone who reads this that he has MANY talents...) so all in all it's a celebratory time for the whole family...mom can drink because it's permissible....dad feels important because it is his birthday...the kids can eat candy until it comes out of their ears..it's all good.
Here is wishing all of you a happy and healthy holiday...and may you fit into the costume of your dreams...
Happy thursday
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You completely left out anything about dressing up pets! We put a pink tutu on our dog's head and told him he was Queen Esther. He looked embarrassed, like he was worried one of his friends would see him dressed like that. It made us laugh, though.
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