Purim
By Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129379)
Israel
March 10, 2020 2:07am CST
Purim is a Jewish Holiday that is in the month of March. It is a very fun holiday. It takes place in Persia, which is Iran today. It tells the story of a Queen named Esther that saves the Jewish People from Annihilation from our enemy called Haman. Purim is two days and the day before is a fast day. Today Purim is celebrated in cities outside of Jerusalem and all over the world where Jews can be found. Tomorrow it will be celebrated here in Jerusalem. We dress up and read about the story. I will give you a link to give you more information on it:
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@RebeccasFarm (86484)
• United States
15 Mar 20
Thank you Hanni..I do not know why I had not known about this..shame. Thanks for sharing this wonderful holiday with us.
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@RebeccasFarm (86484)
• United States
16 Mar 20
@Hannihar 
Yes that virus is certainly putting a damper on stuff.
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
16 Mar 20
@RebeccasFarm
It was quiet this year. I really did not feel much about it this year because of the virus. You are welcome for sharing it with you. It is a very fun holiday.
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
16 Mar 20
@RebeccasFarm
It certainly is here. I noticed some stores closed and other things happening here and not sure what will happen soon.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
You dress up with a costume that was the traditional attire in the olden times? And how do you read the story, to the children?
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
10 Mar 20
@Alexandoy
We still dress up on this holiday today too. We have something called a Megilla that we read from about the story. Here is a link for you to know more about how we read the story of Purim:
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/reading-the-megillah/
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
10 Mar 20
@Alexandoy
Now, I understand why you cannot press on links. Sorry you cannot. I do links because I want people to know the right information if I cannot tell them.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
@Hannihar it's all right, no worries about the information.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
10 Mar 20
Enjoy your festival there. Is it a special dress that you need to wear for this.
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
10 Mar 20
@amitkokiladitya
We wear costumes that we want to wear. I have a cat sweater i like to wear each year.
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
10 Mar 20
@amitkokiladitya
We wear what we want. Some dress as Queen Esther, some dress as our IDF soldiers so that is traditional.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
10 Mar 20
@Hannihar ohk...I thought there were some traditional costumes
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@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
10 Mar 20
It is always good to have something to celebrate. Have fun!
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
10 Mar 20
Enjoy the holiday there
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
10 Mar 20
@Hannihar your welcome
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