Purim Katan

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Jewish observance minor Jewish festival

Purim Katan is a minor Jewish observance marked in leap years on the 14th of Adar I, echoing the joy of Purim without its full set of rituals and commandments.

Aliases (2)

Minor Purim ×1
Small Purim ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish observance → minor Jewish festival →
associatedConcept	increasedJoyInAdar →
associatedPractice	avoiding expressions of mourning → slightly more festive meals according to some authorities →
associatedVerse	Mishlei 15:15 →
calendarType	lunisolar →
category	Jewish holidays related to Purim →
codifiedIn	Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 697 →
commemorativeRelation	commemorates the timing of the Purim miracle →
echoesJoyOf	Purim →
frequency	approximately seven times in nineteen years →
halakhicDebate	extent of required festivity →
halakhicStatus	custom →
hasAlternativeName	Little Purim → Minor Purim →
hasFullSetOfPurimMitzvot	false →
hasMegillahReading	false →
hasObligationOfFasting	false →
hasObligationOfFestiveMeal	disputed →
hasObligationOfMatanotLaEvyonim	false →
hasObligationOfMishloachManot	false →
hasObligationOfWorkProhibition	false →
hasPublicTorahReading	false →
hasRitualIntensityComparedToPurim	lesser →
languageOfName	Hebrew →
liturgicalChanges	minor →
liturgicalNote	no special Torah or haftarah reading →
meaningOfName	Small Purim →
nameTransliteration	Purim Katan →
observedBy	Conservative Jews → Orthodox Jews → some other Jewish communities →
observedInCalendar	Hebrew calendar →
occursBefore	Purim →
occursInAdarIvsAdarII	Adar I →
occursInLeapYearsOnly	true →
occursInMonth	Adar I →
occursInRelationToPurim	one month earlier in leap years →
occursOnDay	14th of Adar I →
omitsEulogies	true →
omitsTachanun	true →
primaryTheme	gratitude → joy →
reasonForAdarIObservance	to mark the original Purim date in leap years →
relatedTo	Purim →
religiousTradition	Judaism →
sourceText	Talmud Megillah 6b →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adar I →	associatedWithHoliday
Purim Katan ("Minor Purim") →	hasAlternativeName
Purim Katan ("Small Purim") →	meaningOfName
Purim Katan →	nameTransliteration
Shushan Purim →	relatedHoliday