Word: shpieler
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...Purim, masquerading used to be a universal practice, with shpieler (players) going from house to house, to rigadoon and sing: "Hcint is Purim, morgen is ois, git uns a groshen, und varft uns arois." (''Today is Purim, tomorrow it's over, give us a penny and send us off.") The custom of Mishloach Monos (gifts to friends and to the poor) introduced a messenger called the Shalach Monos Tregger who carries the gifts from house to house. Today many a Jewish family celebrates Purim by giving a jolly party, eating Haman Taschen (poppyseed cakes) and reading...
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