Purim Customs

There are many different ways in which children around the world celebrate Purim. Which of the following is not a Purim custom?

AChildren in Italy divide into two teams and throw nuts at each other.

BChildren in Tunisia make “Hamans” out of paper or rags and straw. Everyone then gathers around a bonfire and throws these “Hamans” into the fire, after which they beat the burning “Hamans” with sticks.

CIn Germany, cakes which are called “Haman” are baked in the shape of dolls. Children delight in cutting off the heads and eating them.

DBukharan children build a snow-Haman with charcoal eyes and a carrot nose. They then surround the snow-Haman with wood and rags that they ignite, causing the snow-Haman to melt as they sing songs.

E. At Trump Tower, little Trump children build a wall with their toy blocks. They then bake gingerbread Hamans, which they throw over the wall while chanting, “Get 'em out of here. Go back where you came from. Cursed is Haman and Mexicans and Muslims. Blessed is Mordechai and the USA and the Donald.”

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