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A Prelude to the Purim Carnival

26-Feb-09

The Amazing Carnival In Rio
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Brazil is celebrating its renowned Rio Carnival this week. It’s a gigantic festival of dance, costumes, and music, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all around the world. At the same time, just across the Western border, Bolivia is also celebrating its very [...]

Hanukkah is the kids’ holiday

22-Dec-08

Ahh, it’s so much fun to be a kid in Hanukkah. You get a lengthy vacation from school. Your parents actually encourage you to eat doughnuts and chocolate coins. And there’s plenty of shows to drag mommy and daddy to.
This year 3 different “singing competitions” compete for the kids’ attention. The traditional “Festigal”, a newer [...]

Succot Festivals – Quick Guide

15-Oct-08

Succot has always been a festive holiday, but this year it is truly the holiday of festivals. Here’s a very partial list:

Yotvata — a Kibbutz near Eilat, and home of the best chocolate milk in Israel — is hosting a festival of flying balloons in the desert.
Shanti lovers have 3 different festivals to choose from [...]

Biggest Slumber Party

28-Aug-08

August is the month of festivals. Cellcom Volume is taking place right now on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. There’s a festival of Street Performers in Bat-Yam, another music festival in Holon, and so on and so forth.
Tonight comes the kids’ turn. The Tel Aviv municipality is holding a huge slumber party for [...]