Purim celebrates the courage of a Jewish girl called Esther who married the King of Persia, and saved the Jewish people living there from being killed over 2000
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Theodore Gaster presents several theories for the origin of Purim in his volume Festivals of the Jewish Year
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If you see kids running around in costumes next week, that's because it's Purim, a Jewish holiday
Purim is a holiday where celebrants are obligated to be happy — and to drink until they are unable to tell the difference between Mordecai and Haman (Babylonian Talmud, Megillah 7b)
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The story of Purim is found in the Book of Esther, one of the books in the Ketuvim (Writings) section of the Bible
Ask the children: ‘Turn to the person next to you and tell Ahasuerus orders Haman to be hanged, and the Jews attack and kill the enemies preparing to slaughter them
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In this episode, we join Isabel as she The Book of Esther describes how the Jews of Persia defeated their enemies on Adar 13 and rested the day afterwards, leading Purim to be celebrated on the 14 th
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Purim is thus sometimes nicknamed the "Jewish Mardi Gras" or "Jewish Halloween
His downfall—and the stunning unraveling of his plot—is celebrated annually on the holiday of Purim
She married King Achashverosh, King of Persia, and was made queen
Hamantaschen might have been designed to symbolize Haman’s hat — or his ears or pockets
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