Purim
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Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast of Lots | 1 |
| Jewish festival of Purim | 1 |
| Purim and related days | 1 |
| Purim in unwalled cities | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Purim
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Lots
|
| associatedFigure |
Esther
ⓘ
Haman ⓘ Mordechai ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | King Ahasuerus ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| commandmentHebrewName |
matanot la’evyonim
ⓘ
mishloach manot ⓘ seudat Purim ⓘ |
| commemorates |
events of the Book of Esther
ⓘ
salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia ⓘ |
| custom |
Purim spiels
ⓘ
charity ⓘ drinking wine ⓘ eating festive foods ⓘ making noise at Haman’s name ⓘ masquerades ⓘ wearing costumes ⓘ |
| dateRule |
14 Adar
ⓘ
14th of Adar ⓘ |
| fastDayBefore | Fast of Esther ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | rabbinic holiday ⓘ |
| joyLevel | very joyous ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
public reading of the Book of Esther
ⓘ
reading of the Megillah ⓘ recitation of Al HaNissim ⓘ special additions to prayers ⓘ |
| majorLocation | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | lots ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Jewish communities worldwide
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ |
| originLocation |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Persia
|
| primaryText |
Esther
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Esther
Megillat Esther ⓘ |
| prohibits | public mourning ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday | Shushan Purim ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousDuty |
festive meal
ⓘ
giving food portions to friends ⓘ giving gifts to the poor ⓘ hearing the Megillah ⓘ |
| ShushanPurimDateRule | 15th of Adar ⓘ |
| ShushanPurimObservedIn | walled cities from the time of Joshua ⓘ |
| symbolicFood | hamantaschen ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish survival
ⓘ
hidden miracles ⓘ reversal of fortune ⓘ |
| workRestrictions | no full work prohibition in most communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Feast of Lots
this entity surface form:
Purim in unwalled cities
this entity surface form:
Purim and related days
this entity surface form:
Jewish festival of Purim