Jewish-culture query

[alexseanchai]

If 'blotting out the name of Haman' is taken seriously enough to involve
noisemakers at the synagogue for when his name comes up in the story, how
come hamantaschen are called hamantaschen? It's got the offending name
right there in it.

Comments

[ghoti]

Probably the same reason why one doesn't boo his name when learning about Purim in school. (Insofar as the custom is to do it while the megillah (Scroll of Esther) is being read.)

[alexseanchai]

Oh, that makes sense. Thanks.

Hmm...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Has anyone tried substituting "Voldemort" yet? For another instance of someone not to be named.

Re: Hmm...

[alexseanchai]

I would not know, and my purimgifts is not in Harry Potter or I would do it.

[dawn-bat.livejournal.com]

Well, it isn't taken all that seriously. At all the megillah readings I've been to, the noisemakers tend to go into action only after the reader is *done* saying Haman. Probably it started as an excuse to be rowdy while drunk.
Also, you will notice that the hamantashen get eaten. That's blotted out, right? :)

[alexseanchai]

Hm, okay.

Yes. True that.