how did y'all celebrate Purim?
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Purim is this holiday that i feel like i celebrate less and less over time (from school-organised Purim-themed week as a kid to a work event and a small party as an adult to “i’ll sign up to this student party because otherwise i’m not doing anything this year” adult-living-abroad). so i want to inject some more Purim into my life by asking - how did you celebrate it this year?
i, as mentioned, have this student party, which actually hasn’t happened yet (it’s tomorrow at the time of writing). my fiancee and i already got a cheap matching costume (you can see me wearing mine here), that i actually brought with me to language class as part of my ongoing effort to teach all the goyim in my class (and the teachers!) about Jewish culture.
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I actually didn’t celebrate Purim growing up so in a sense I’m coming from the other end. I went to a klezmer purim jam session, and then had a nice lunch with some friends. I shared hamantaschen with my co-workers, but no costumes.
I’m a big believer in just being Jewish in public and having a great time with it. Too often I used to keep my Jewishness to myself and it often meant people only found out I was Jewish when it was inconvenient for them. Being proactive means people learn about it while eating cookies!
