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Jewish Halloween: On Dressing in Drag in the Holy Land - American Thinker (blog)
TAPinto.netJewish Halloween: On Dressing in Drag in the Holy LandAmerican Thinker (blog)Should you suddenly find yourself surrounded by a bunch of young girls dressed up like Catwoman during the month of March, you may well have stumbled into a Purim street party. The Jewish version of Halloween, Purim is a minor Jewish holiday that ...Why Purim Is More Than A Huge PartyRefinery29How Globalization Helped Spur Sexualization Of The Purim Costume In IsraelJewish Week5 Ways To Party For Purim In San Francisco This WeekendHoodlineall 159 news articles »
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Those were interesting articles. Though I've known about Esther for many years, I didn't know that Purim was the "Jewish Halloween" until just a few years ago. It is interesting to read about how globalization is changing it in Israel. I can sympathize with that father's misgivings about the sexualizing of young girls' costumes.