[Avodah] Xmas and easter

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Dec 25, 2007 5:45 PM, Eli Turkel <eliturkel at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Does anyone have an answer for:  If one of the reasons for this minhag
> > was the danger of getting beaten up outside, then why isn't there a such
> > minhag for Easter?>>
>
> Having just spent nittel nacht in Madrid it was a nice for revelry
> and drunkedness (good to stay at home). From what I read this
> is not unusual. Easter is more solemn. Hence, I assume that
> anti-Jewish riots occurred when the peasants got drunk
> --
> Eli Turkel


The 'traditional" day for pogroms etc. was Good Friday when passion plays
and self-enegation led the mobs into a frenzy. But what kind of g'zeira can
be made for Friday nights? People usually stayed home anyway.  Nittel
floated and could be any night, etc. so it was not a good time fto go to a
Beis Midrash

Easter was not a big deal AFAIK.
-- 
Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
see: http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/
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