Purim

Purim commemorates a troubled period of Jewish history, and how the community was preserved. The story is recounted in the Book of Esther (The Megillah), which is read in the synagogue, on the eve of Purim and also on Purim itself. Colourful costumes and masks are sometimes worn and there is lots of noise as the name of Haman (the villain of the story) is drowned out with boos and rattles (graggers).

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