Purim Parade 2013

Today, I went to the Purim Parade in Netanya with my husband, my mother-in-law and my husbands' little cousin, Ben.   Every year in the city of Netanya, there is a different theme for the Purim Parade.   This years theme was the world.   Thus, as a result, people dressed up to be from various countries across the globe.   For example, in the picture above, you see that the Arabs were represented with a belly dancer, who danced with a donkey.   Behind the wheel of the donkey cart, a man dressed up as a woman with a hair covering was driving the donkey cart.

Yet, there were many other costumes as well.   One person dressed up like the Queen of England.   Eritreans dressed up in traditional African dress, as did Ethiopians, and they played the drums.   A group of children dressed up as Mexicans.   There was also a Statue of Liberty, a Kibbutz cow, Israeli folk dancers, karate specialists, an Asian dragon, Japanese tourists, and many other interesting sorts of costumes.   The whole parade was guided by a huge globe, to represent the international theme.   Once again, I came dressed up in my Uzbek dress, although this time I left the Moroccan slippers and crown at home.   I wanted to be comfortable, since unlike in the synagogue, I needed to walk quite a distance.   Another picture of girls dressed up in Moroccan henna outfits can be viewed below!

 After the parade, we all went out to eat lunch in the mall.   It was very crowded since most Israelis were off work and all of the children were out of school.   We had to wait in a very long line just to eat lunch out inside a cafe.   However, in the end, it was worth it.   I had a very fun day today.