Purim
Also known as Feast of Esther, Feast of Purim, Jewish Feast of Purim, Feast of Lots
Purim ( , ) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people by Queen Esther from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther.
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Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from being killed by Haman, a powerful official in the ancient Achaemenid Empire, according to the biblical Book of Esther. The holiday commemorates this deliverance from what would have been the destruction of the Jewish people.
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Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Purim
- Holiday.image
- Purim by Arthur Szyk.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Purim by Arthur Szyk
- Holiday.date
- 14th day of Adar (in Jerusalem and all ancient walled cities, 15th of Adar)
- Holiday.type
- Jewish
- Holiday.significance
- Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told in the Book of Esther ()
- Holiday.relatedto
- Hanukkah, Day of Salvation and Liberation, as a rabbinically decreed Jewish holiday
- Holiday.startedby
- Esther and Mordechai
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
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