[Avodah] Purim Question

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 04:18:15PM -0500, Cantor Wolberg wrote:
: Before going to shul for Megillah at night one should get dressed in  
: Shabbos clothing.
: Candles should be lit in the home (without a bracha) and the table  
: should be set just as on Shabbos.
: Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berura 695:1

In contrast, see the Rama OCh 696:8. Apparently the minhag simply hadn't
reached Sepharad yet.

Wearing formalwear with a mask seems to be a way to be yotzei lekhol
hadei'os.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha