ta-chazei:Wall decoration used on Purim. Eastern Europe, 1939. The Hebrew inscriptions read, (top) “
ta-chazei:Wall decoration used on Purim. Eastern Europe, 1939. The Hebrew inscriptions read, (top) “When Adar comes, we increase rejoicing” (Talmud, Tractate Ta'anit 4, 29a) and (center), “To life, Luck, Adar, Fish.” The toast “L'Khayim” (To Life) refers to the Talmudic injunction to drink “ad d'lo yodah” on Purim, until one cannot distinguish between Haman and Mordekhai. Fish, associated with Pisces, the astrological sign for the month of Adar, are also symbols of abundance. (Moldovan Family Collection, YIVO) -- source link