Today is the Jewish holiday of Purim, a cross between Mardi Gras, April Fools Day, Halloween, and maybe Boxing Day. People dress up in costume, act in ways they normally wouldn't, send each other treats and overdo things. In the calendar year it turns the corner between winter and the promise of spring (although in Poland they used to "burn" snowman effigies, not a lot of spring there).
It's a kid friendly, ritual rich, not terribly religious (not Biblical in origin) celebratory event.
I intend to go with the flow.
posted by the other Joan @ 9:09 AM
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Happy Purim, then!
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