It is celebrated to remember and commemorate the defeat of an evil person who called for the annihilation of the Jewish race in Persia in the year 5 B.C.E.
The name of the person who made the decree was HAMAN.
Coincidently, today thousands of years later, the Jews seem to be facing another group that wants to destroy the State of Israel and the Jewish race. This group is called HAMAS.
What seemed like an ancient story and victory to celebrate, unfortunately now seems like more of a threat again and the names are is similar.
The holiday of Purim is celebrated with merriment, costumes, parties, and wonderful food.
We were invited to a party of a very wealthy family near Miami. I'm sharing some of the food arrangements and decorating from the party. They were spectacular! She put up drop cloths to make it look like the city of Persia. I've only seen things like this at Disney!!!
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| Middle Eastern pastries, dried fruit, and nuts |
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| A table of all kinds of fruit. Yes, all the fruit is real!! There were about 200 people at the party |
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A table full of bowls of salads such as coleslaws, hearts of palm, kale salads, carrot salads, etc. |
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| There was hot food in the chafing dishes such as meats and falafel. I forgot to take a pic of the gigantic chicken paella and the various rice and vegetable stations. As you can see, the food and display were amazing. And it all took place in her backyard. Oh there was music and a singer too !! |
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| Roasted vegetables, breads, humus, salsa etc. |
It is traditional to bake three cornered triangular cookies called
Hamantaschen to eat on the holiday of Purim.
I didn't bake this year but I found these vegan hamantaschen recipes online vegan gluten free hamantaschen (but I have not tried the recipes). To make the first one gluten-free, you would need to adjust the flour in the recipe.
What a great party buffet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful party to be invited to. Everything looks amazing and delicious. Some people have an incredible knack for putting fabulous events together.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteSuch great pictures
ReplyDeletewow, wow, wow...what a delightful spread, all of the food looks amazing!! i also love the colorful umbrellas, that was a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteI love those colours! So many groups have things they celebrate all around the same time. And everyone has a good cookie, too. Love that!
ReplyDeleteWow, that was some party! The food and umbrellas are indeed spectacular. Also, thanks for the history about Purim -- and how it connects to what's happening today. ☔🍋🍒🍏🥭
ReplyDeleteWow, that was an amazing feast she provided!
ReplyDeleteTandy | Lavender and Lime https://tandysinclair.com
Chag Purim sameach. What a wonderful feast you enjoyed! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteOh my! What a spectacular party and glorious food and decorating. That's out of this world. Love the decor and the colorful umbrellas, too! Does one say "Happy Purim"? I can tell it was!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Beautiful food; amazing recipe!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is an incredible spread. A Feast for the eyes. Thank you for taking the tie to take photos nd share with us.
ReplyDeleteVelva
Amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic arrangement of foods she put out. The umbrellas are pretty and add a nice touch to the decor of the get together. I like the drop cloths she put up too. I've been watching the movie The Chosen, and it's wonderful to see all the different foods they ate back then, and all the different clothing they wore. It's very interesting to see.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
~Sheri
What an interesting and informative post. The photos are beautiful, and that food looks fantastic, those filled cookies in particular.
ReplyDeleteFor not only one enemy has risen up against us to destroy us,
ReplyDeletebut in every generation they rise up to destroy us.
But the Holy One, Blessed be He, delivers us from their hands