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Used for general discussions of Purim. Use in conjunction with the index term "customs and observances, Jewish" if the observance of the holiday is discussed. Use in conjunction with the keyword "sense of time: Jewish Holidays" if discussed as the date of an event that occurred while in the camp or while in hiding. (en-US)

Definizione

A festival based on the story in the Book of Esther relating the rescue of Jews from their oppressors in ancient Persia. It is marked by festivities, parading in costumes, and the reading of the Megillat Esther (Book of Esther). It is also customary to make food baskets and distribute them to the poor (called Mishloah Manot or Shelah Manes). In most Jewish communities, the Fast of Esther is observed the day before Purim. (en-US)

Fonte

Werblowsky, R.J. Zwi, and Geoffrey Wigoder, eds., The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. p. 556-7

Termini più generici

• festività religiose (ebraiche)