[SCA-BMDL] Niche events or "Why is Purim so popular?"

[zhangmingli at comcast.net]

Do we have to dress a certain way for the event?  I didn't read anything about being dressed in a certain way.  I don't even know what Purim is, I figured it would give me a chance to learn something new, and it just sounded interesting.  I also wanted to go because it will give me a chance to do something, anything.  As long as it doesn't envolve me thinking about, well, anything.  Now I'm not sure about going because I don't have anything to wear.  And I was bringing my mom, and now she won't have anything to wear.  Maybe I'll just say we are Chinese Jews, or Jewish Chinese, or maybe we'll just stay home.


Ming Li (the very, very stressed and tired)
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From: Raven <hraefnn at yahoo.com> 

> Hi, 
> 
> Cassandra and I were talking last night about Purim 
> and curious about why this small niche event is sold 
> out. What's even more curious is the exceptional 
> number of non-Jews who are coming. Something similar 
> happened with the Vetr Things and Mongol events, 
> supposedly small niche events that had lots of 
> non-target event goers show up. 
> 
> [Disclaimer: This is very much NOT A BAD THING just 
> extremely odd from the autocrat's point of view.] 
> 
> So why is this happening? Why do you (non-Jews with 
> Purim, non-Viking types with the Vetr Things, 
> non-Mongols with the Mongol event) come to these 
> events? What makes them more/less/differently 
> attractive then a standard SCA event with fencing, 
> fighting, thrown weapon, A&S display and sit down 
> feasts 
> 
> As if those aren't enough questions, what kind of 
> events would you like to see in this barony and why? 
> 
> Hrefna 
> 
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