Purim
Purim (Ebreu: 
פּוּרִים (help·info) Pûrîm "lots", frae the wird פור pur,[2] relatit tae Akkadian: pūru) is a Jewish haliday that commemorates the savin o the Jewish fowk frae Haman, that wis plannin tae kill aw the Jews.
| Purim פּוּרִים | |
|---|---|
 An 18t-century prayerbeuk on the miracles o Purim | |
| Observed bi | Jews |
| Teep | Jewish releegious, cultural |
| Signeeficance | Celebration o Jewish deleeverance as told in the Beuk o Esther (Megillah) |
| Celebrations | Leestenin tae the Beuk o Esther in synagogue; sendin fuid parcels an giein charity; dressin up in costume; eatin a festive meal |
| Date | 14t day o Adar (in Jerusalem an aw auncient wawed ceeties, 15t o Adar) |
| 2023 date | Sunset, 6 Mairch – nichtfaw, 7 Mairch[1] |
| 2024 date | Sunset, 23 Mairch – nichtfaw, 24 Mairch |
| 2025 date | Sunset, 13 Mairch – nichtfaw, 14 Mairch |
| Relatit tae | Hanukkah, as a rabbinically decreed Jewish holiday. |
On Purim Jews hae public readins o the Beuk o Esther in Ebreu an stage comic plays, cried purimspiels in Yiddish, aboot the story o Esther. It is forby common frae Jewish fowk tae wear costumes on Purim.
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References
eedit- ↑ "Dates for Purim". Hebcal.com by Danny Sadinoff and Michael J. Radwin (CC-BY-3.0). Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ↑ Esther 9:24, 27.