Shushan Purim
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Shushan Purim is the day following Purim, observed as the main festival date in Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, commemorating the later victory of the Jews in the Persian capital Shushan.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jews of Shushan | 1 |
| Jews of Shushan fought on 13th and 14th and rested on 15th | 1 |
| Purim of Shushan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
Purim observance ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Susa ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
|
| associatedFigure |
Esther
ⓘ
Mordechai ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Megillat Esther
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Esther
|
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish festivals and holidays
ⓘ
Rabbinic holidays ⓘ |
| commemorates |
deliverance of the Jews from Haman’s decree
ⓘ
events in the Persian capital Shushan ⓘ victory of the Jews in Shushan ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Purim
ⓘ
surface form:
Purim in unwalled cities
|
| custom |
festive meal (seudat Purim) on 15 Adar in walled cities
ⓘ
gifts to the poor (matanot la’evyonim) on 15 Adar in walled cities ⓘ mishloach manot on 15 Adar in walled cities ⓘ |
| follows | Purim ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | main festival date in walled cities ⓘ |
| historicalReason |
Shushan Purim
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jews of Shushan fought on 13th and 14th and rested on 15th
|
| holidayGroup |
Purim
ⓘ
surface form:
Purim and related days
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSource |
Shulchan Aruch
ⓘ
surface form:
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 688–690
Talmud ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud Megillah
|
| liturgicalPractice |
Al HaNissim insertion in Birkat HaMazon
ⓘ
Al HaNissim insertion in prayers ⓘ reading of Megillat Esther in walled cities on 15 Adar ⓘ |
| liturgicalRestriction |
Tachanun omitted
ⓘ
eulogies generally avoided ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Shushan Purim
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Purim of Shushan
|
| namedAfter |
Susa
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian capital Shushan
Shushan ⓘ |
| observanceInLeapYear | 15 Adar II in leap years ⓘ |
| observanceType | rabbinic decree ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
ancient walled cities ⓘ cities walled from the days of Joshua ⓘ |
| occursOn | 15th of Adar ⓘ |
| occursRelativeToPurim | day after the 14th of Adar ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday |
Purim
ⓘ
Purim Katan ⓘ Fast of Esther ⓘ
surface form:
Ta’anit Esther
|
| relationToRegularPurim |
observed on 14 Adar in unwalled cities
ⓘ
observed on 15 Adar in walled cities ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Esther 9:15–19
ⓘ
Esther 9:18–19 ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around February or March in Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
late winter ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jews of Shushan fought on 13th and 14th and rested on 15th
this entity surface form:
Purim of Shushan