They even exchange colorful baskets of eggs and candy with bunny figures and fake grass. The women dress up in their Sabbath best (lol) with silly hats and pastels colors.
I've never seen such a complete case of denial before.
Esther is Ashtarte/Ishtar/Eostre and their whole Purim story in the Book of Esther is just a subtle but intentional mistranslation of the story of Ishtar, Marduk, and Umin.
The whole thing seems so obvious and silly.
2007-05-29 06:01:24 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hardly anti-semitic.
Christians are in the same sort of denial by celebrating a pagan fertility rite and claiming it has something to do with Jesus.
2007-05-29 06:07:53 · update #1
Gaily wrapped baskets of sweets, snacks and other foodstuffs given as mishloach manot on Purim day. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/2_Mishloach_Manot.jpg/300px-2_Mishloach_Manot.jpg
This mishloach manot basket contains wine, tea, potato chips, chocolates and other treats.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Mishloach_Manot.jpg/250px-Mishloach_Manot.jpg
2007-05-29 06:09:28 · update #2
Homemade prune homentashn. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Homemade_hamantaschen.jpg/300px-Homemade_hamantaschen.jpg
2007-05-29 06:10:59 · update #3
It sounds similar, but theirs are called Esther Baskets. :-)
2007-05-29 08:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by cmw 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Personally I don't keep Purim as its not a commanded Holy day however I have been to Purim celebrations in the past (when I had forgotten that it was that time of year) in congregations and I've never witnessed colorful baskets of eggs and candy and bunny figures and fake grass. Nor the silly hats. Most of them are stuck on the headscarf thing.
But then like I said I've only been to a couple so maybe in other places....
2007-05-29 06:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Tzadiq 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-18 11:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off Purim is typically celebrated months before Easter.
(around February or March)
Second it came several hundred years before Easter.
Third I have never seen "colorful baskets of eggs and candy with bunny figures and fake grass"
or women wearing "silly hats and pastels colors"
Your either grossly ignorant about what Purim is, or you are simply trying to instigate anger. Both are pathetic.
ok, I see the bags of sweats... but where are you eggs and bunny figures. I will again point out Purim is hundreds of years older than Easter and they do not occur at the same time.
2007-05-29 06:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
This Mark S should be deleted for these vicious profanity-laden out-pourings with which he regales anyone who in any way even refers to Judaism in a critical fashion. I am familiar with Purim having had many jewish groups in my youth. The baskets are very similar to easter baskets - so much so that many jews make the comparison themselves. However,I really think people need to start reporting this crypto-fascist for his misconduct - mark s. As I have told him bluntly,this is not Palestine and he cannot bluster about threatening people and manifesting that imperious manner jews have historically been so well-known for. I have reported him. I think that is one the most disgusting responses I've ever seen,barring teenage atheists.
2007-05-29 10:53:15 · answer #5 · answered by Galahad 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Purim has nothing to do with easter.
Purim commemorates the deliverance from Haman's plot to annihilate all the Jews of the Persian Empire, who had survived the Babylonian captivity, whereas Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
You are the one being silly.
2007-05-29 08:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
In most languages, what we in English call Easter, they call something derived from the Greek word "Pascha", which is in turn derived from the Hebrew 'peshach' (Passover.) In French, it is "paques." In Portuguese, "pasqua." Ditto any other Latin language.
The whole 'easter' thing is an English-language issue only.
2007-05-29 06:08:21 · answer #7 · answered by evolver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You guys are **so** easy to deal with that it's pathetic; it's the truly serious questions that I have a hard time answering.
I have to admit, your misuse of facts and cobbling together of disparate bits of information is truly astonishing. And your point in all of this is.....?
The answerers here who are Jewish (myself included) have clearly shown your information to be totally wrong.
Purim was around long before Easter.
I've never seen Easter bunnies or eggs given out at Purim.
Hamentaschen have nothing to do with anything you're talking about (but they are delicious!).
And no matter in what context you view the book--history, allegory, validation of assimilated Jews at that time--it's now part of our religion so who cares?
2007-05-29 08:06:28 · answer #8 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
lol. our holiday was around long before easter was. we're not going to stop celebrating it just because when the gifts get wrapped up they occasionally look like easter baskets. maybe we should stop wrapping up birthdays presents too, since they might look too similar to christmas presents?
2007-05-31 14:06:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, what Purim celebrations have you been to?
Purim is about Queen Esther saving the jewish people from Haman's plot to destroy them.
Women don't dress up in their sabbath best.. kids dress up in costumes and put on purim plays. If anything, it'd be more like halloween than Easter.
I think you're stretching it on this one, personally.
2007-05-29 06:08:11 · answer #10 · answered by Kallan 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
I have never seen Jews give Easter baskets and I know this is hard but stop and think for a second: Purim is far older then Christmas. I guess thinking is just beyond you.
2007-05-29 06:08:10 · answer #11 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋