One of the nonreligious customs to become associated with this holiday is the baking of three-cornered pastries called hamantaschen.
One of the nonreligious customs to become associated with this holiday is the baking of three-cornered pastries called hamantaschen. Preceded by a day of fasting on the 13th of Adar, practitioners are encouraged to exchange gifts and make donations to the poor, while the traditional merrymaking and costume wearing has made this festival popular with Jewish children. During synagogue services, the book of Esther is read. FTP, what is this Feast of Lots commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from massacre?
One of the nonreligious customs to become associated with this holiday is the baking of three-cornered pastries called hamantaschen.
Purim (prompt on Feast of Lots)