Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

I love Purim rituals. But the megillah is, in 2025, a document that doesn't support the values I'm trying to advance in my ...

Designer Robert Young discusses the political activism woven into the costumes of his band, Vulgar Fraction, which participates annually in Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival celebrations.

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

Sunday's Purim Carnival at Temple Emanu-El in Sarasota had everything kids could want on a perfect morning, that even ...

The indoor festival will feature activities for kids of all ages, including a bouncy house and other fun inflatables, ...

Queen Latifah headlined, delivering a stirring rendition of "Ease on Down the Road," one of the most famous tracks from "The Wiz" − a 1987 adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" featuring an all-Black ...

In 1924, a year after the first King of Carnival was elected, it was decided that a Queen would also be elected ... Gilberto Fonseca is dressed in full costume, with a red carnation in his ...

At the same time, it’s crucial that as adults we pause and acknowledge that the underlying assumptions of Purim resonate differently this year after more than 500 days of war with Hamas. Whereas ...

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Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro ... three nights of parades will be eager to see flamboyant costumes, ...