It's a celebration of smiting a bunch of Persians. Which, given that the Persians were trying to annihilate the Jews at the time, is understandable. There's a very nationalistic character to the celebration, though. Plus I've heard that the shape of hamantash is supposed to reflect a rather crude caricature of Haman.
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Date: 2008-03-20 12:17 am (UTC)