We had Purim holiday last Thursday. Purim is the most joyous day on the jewish calendar. It is celebrated with parades, costume/mask parties, gift giving, and a traditional, triangle shaped pastry named 'hamantaschen' . These cookies are made with a variety of fillings to choose from: poppy seeds/ fruit jam/ chocolate (My favorite filling - poppy seed or apricot gem).
hamantaschen (Web picture)
The parades are mainly for kids and youngsters; adults will usually remark : 'once you've seen one, you've seen them all'. They do a great job, though, accompanying their children and sharing the fun and joys of the day.
parents leading the proud little girls to the parade site
muscle man with his baby kid in a red Purim outfit
no place like Dad's shoulders
Father and child in 'strawberry' costumes
Each town organizes its own sort of parade ( the most grand and famous being the carnival of Holon city, south of Tel-Aviv).
I did not attend this year's local parade, so I browsed through my pictures of a previous one to get the feeling of Purim.
The parade included clowns, gymnasts, percussion bands, lots of balloons, cops, and other security guys to assure the order, viewers standing on the pavement or sitting on its edges.
clowns
performance with circles
The dominant color of the event seemed to be red, the color of Joy. However, khaki, white, black, and blue colors were also seen around. 
bridal white gowns
geometry - squares and circles in white&black combo
Some adittional things that caught my eye:
cop in a long embrace with a lady ; while on duty:)
Hoping we all happily make it to next year's Purim festivities!