Only in Philly would we have giant dreidels adorning the baggage claim areas. It was equal holiday opportunity; the general stack of presents that you also see here in the photo represented the non-religious sect, and there were plenty of Xmas trees all around so all items balanced each other out, rather than the foolishness that occurred at Sea-Tac.Did you know that the Yiddish word "dreidel" comes from the German word "drehen" (to turn)? Children play a game whereby they put something such as candy or tokens into a pot and then they take turns spinning the dreidel and depending on what side the dreidel lands facing upward then they win or lose the round until ultimately one child wins the entire pot.
In case you're curious, the side facing us is the 'Gimel', meaning all. If you get that side facing up then you win the entire pot. However, here then the side facing up for this round is the 'Nun' which means nothing, and if you get this one you neither gain nor lose, and the turn moves on to the next player.
Is it only me who sees the irony that the non-spinning dreidel here is surrounded by a spinning baggage belt?
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