[HANASHIR:16994] RE: V'samachta B'chagecha

[Carol Boyd Leon <cbleon...>]

>  Purim and Chanukah, post-Torah holidays,  are considered "minor 
>holidays," so the
term "chag" is not applied to them.

Hmmm.  So what do we do about the kids' folk song "Chag Purim?"

Maybe stick to a singable English translation like this?

Purim day, Purim day, what a happy holiday.
We make noise with our toys as we sing and play.
Hava narisha rash rash rash.
Hava narisha rash rash rash.
Hava narisha rash rash rash.
Bara'ashanim.

-- Carol

Carol Boyd Leon
Songwriter/Cantorial Soloist/Music Educator
E-mail:  CBLeon (at) hotmail(dot)com
Phone:  703-250-0554
Web page:  http://www.geocities.com/CBoydLeon

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