Purim
I also only gave up Snickers (and not pop or chocolate altogether) because ten days after Lent starts, I’ll be celebrating Purim. For those of you who don’t know, Purim is the Jewish holiday that celebrates Esther and her role in saving the Jews in Persia. In Orthodox Judaism, drunkenness and revelry are commanded on Purim. People read the book of Esther and whenever the villain, Haman, is named people hiss and boo and make noise to blot his name out. I have my own way of celebrating. Namely by watching One Night with the King and feasting on the kinds of food you would see at a Super Bowl party. I’ll have to make some revisions here. For one thing, I was stupid and didn’t bring the movie with me. I’ll probably read the book of Esther and maybe go out for Turkmen pizza. Having this party by myself will be, well, not really a party, but I’m pretty sure I’m not going to find anyone here who’s down with Jewish holidays. I’ll run into the same problem at Passover.