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March  13

March Madness

What's the holiday in March where people wear wacky costumes, prance about onstage and are encouraged to get plastered? (Hint, it's not the NCAA basketball tourney.)

Purimspiel
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You're right! It's St. Purim's Day!

Top picture, by the Barista, Saturday night's 10th-anniversary Purimspiel at Ner Tamid, composed of "clips" from the best Purim plays of the past decade. Bottom, by Mary Meyer, Irish dancers who entertained senior citizens in Glen Ridge today in honor of St. Patrick. Tonight, synagogues everywhere celebrate the festival of Purim with Megillah readings.

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what does the festival of purim celebrate?

Posted by: Iceman | Mar 13, 2006 1:53:44 PM

I'm celebrating the annihilation of all the basketball teams that SU beats! Go Orange!

Posted by: Miss Martta | Mar 13, 2006 1:58:35 PM

The religious guidance for Purim includes getting drunk.

Posted by: appletony | Mar 13, 2006 2:05:41 PM

Let's go Orange!!!! I'm going to sport G-Mac and Devendorf facial hair for the whole tournament.

Posted by: notteham | Mar 13, 2006 2:29:11 PM

Let's GO ORANGE.

VPA '98!

Posted by: MyManMisterC | Mar 13, 2006 3:50:22 PM

Go SU!

jan-0 (College of Human Development 1982)

Posted by: jan-0 | Mar 13, 2006 4:37:48 PM

Let' go Orange...my brother is an alum - class of '76

Posted by: Iceman | Mar 13, 2006 8:48:45 PM

thanks Barista...my kind of holiday - drinking and wearing costumes...kinda the way I celebrate st paddy's day... a green sweater and drinking guinness

Posted by: Iceman | Mar 13, 2006 8:50:30 PM

"a green sweater and drinking guinness"

My dream guy! :-) Now if you just wore a kilt...LOL.

Posted by: Miss Martta | Mar 13, 2006 8:58:55 PM

Newhouse '98

There's a whole lot of Orange in Baristaville.

Posted by: notteham | Mar 13, 2006 8:59:57 PM

what if I wear a camouflage kilt....grrrrrrr

Posted by: Iceman | Mar 13, 2006 9:25:50 PM

I didn't know Purim included drinking? I just eat yummy cookies and sweets. Yummy, drinking too!

Posted by: skingirl | Mar 14, 2006 8:29:39 AM

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