It's the holiday of Purim right now, which is the Israeli equivalent of Halloween. The story behind it is the following: They tried to kill us in Persia, we won, let's put on costumes and get wasted.
Naturally in an era of globalization, in a country where people weave English into their conversations, the costumes are part of the American Halloween bouquet. What I am saying is that if you thought Slut-o-ween, the idea that women use Halloween as an excuse to dress in poor taste, was limited to America, think again. I saw a woman pole dancing with an Israeli flag at a party yesterday, a definite first.
This holiday is amazing in Tel Aviv. Since Wednesday there have been huge parties, street festivals, parades every day and sometimes at night. People are blatantly taking alcohol on buses and running around the city in costume. Here are some of my favorite outfits I have seen so far:
- Devils (I can't get enough of Jews with horns)
- Nurses with red Stars of David on their hats
- Anne Frank
- Pumpkins, American Indians, and other costumes that have nothing to do with Israel and everything to do with the USA
- Palestinians
- A man with a box on his genitals. Behind the times but still appreciated.
3 comments:
Wasn't Anne Frank amazing? I saw her at the Maayan launch party. Were you there?
That was by far the most risque costume as far as local culture that I've ever seen. She even had a yellow badge. It was quite something watching her dance.
Yeah I saw her there too, I almost died when I saw it. Best part - I am pretty sure she's a German girl.
She was totally Israeli with an awful, fake German accent. She was saying "I'm Anne Frank, Ja." Funny as hell, though, and right on the money. And seeing her making out on the dance floor was something else.
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