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For people who are not related to the culture of this nation, Jewish holidays seem to be something incomprehensible, mysterious and at the same time attractive. What are these people happy about? Why are they having such reckless fun? For example, the holiday of Purim - what is it? From the outside, it seems that the participants in the celebration are so happy, as if they just escaped some big trouble. And this is really so, only this history is already 2500 years old.

Purim is a celebration of feast and fun!

Purim is a spring holiday. Most often it is celebrated in March. Some even believe that Purim is the Jewish holiday on March 8th. However, this is a big misconception.

Like all Jewish holidays, it is celebrated according to the lunar calendar and corresponds to the 14th day of the month of Aydar. Therefore, when Purim is celebrated in a particular year, not everyone knows.

Purim is a holiday on which Jews are commanded to feast and be merry. And to have fun as if the events to which this day is dedicated happened yesterday.

The actions that marked the beginning of the holiday are associated with the salvation of a large part of the Jewish people from inevitable death in Persian captivity. Thanks to the ingenuity of the Jewish leader Mordechai and the self-sacrifice of the beautiful Esther, the Jewish people escaped a terrible bloody massacre, since then this has been remembered for about 2500 years. And all the participants in the feast are commanded to have fun and rejoice in this salvation every year.

The celebration begins with the reading of the Scroll of Esther (Esther), a book detailing the events that became the prologue of Purim. Then the celebration itself begins. This is the only Jewish holiday on which fun and feasting is not just a tradition, but also a commandment. Therefore, it remains the most fun day in the Jewish calendar. So, the holiday of Purim - what is it? How do people spend this day?

Purim: the story of a prophecy

The events leading up to the history of Purim began in 586 BC. NS. In this year, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem and destroyed the temple, and took thousands of Jews into captivity. The Babylonian captivity lasted 47 years, after which, by decree of King Cyrus II, the Jews were able to return to Jerusalem and begin the restoration of the temple. However, just over 40 thousand people took advantage of this opportunity.

This story, from the Babylonian captivity to the events described in the Scroll of Esther, is connected with the prophecy of Jeremiah, who predicted the restoration of Jerusalem 70 years after the destruction and destruction of the Babylonian kingdom. These events help to understand that the Purim holiday is very important for Jews, that it is a special day for them.

Almost all Babylonian and Persian kings lived in fear of this prophecy and hoped that it would turn out to be false. The prophecy protected the Jews for a long time, since none of the rulers dared to harm them in fear of the unseen Jewish god.

Everything changed with the coming to power of the Persian king Artaxerxes, one of the most powerful and wayward rulers of Persia, who created one of the greatest empires in the ancient world. Deciding that the time of the prophecy was up, he threw a feast lasting 180 days as a sign of his superiority over the god of the Jews, who did not fulfill the prophecy. Jewish sources note that the king of Persia made a mistake in his calculations and died a few years later.

Intrigues of Oman

The story begins with Xerxes banishing his wife for refusing to dance naked in the presence of the king's associates. He is looking for a new spouse. After long reviews, Xerxes chooses Esther, the niece of the Jewish sage Mardechai, the man who saved Xerxes from the conspiracy.

At the same time, the second person of Persia, close to the king, becomes Aman Amilikite. One day he ran into Mardechai, who refused to bow to the nobleman. This "arrogance" became the reason for a terrible revenge, which Haman decided to prepare for the entire Jewish people.

Haman came to Xerxes and told that a captive Jewish people lived in the empire, who did not obey the laws of Persia and did not honor the king, but only honored their god and their traditions. The angry ruler ordered to write a decree on the extermination of all Jews living in Persia. Haman decided to cast lots to determine on what day he would exterminate the Jews. After that, he sent messengers throughout the empire with a message about the beginning of the massacre of the 12th and 13th Aidar.

However, Esther became aware of the secret conspiracy and she relayed the disturbing news to Mardechai.

Esther's feat

The only person who can save the Jews is Esther, who can influence the king's decision. However, even this venture carries a great deal of risk, as it must turn to Xerxes with a request to violate the established order. This could lead to her death.

Mordecai comes up with a risky plan for how to get the attention of Atrtaxerxes, rather than provoke anger. Everything else depends entirely on the queen's charm and fearlessness.

Risking her life, Esther held several banquets for Xerxes. Through long conversations, she was able to convince her husband of the devotion of the Jewish people, reminding him of who exactly saved him from the conspiracy. As a result, the king came to believe in the treachery and betrayal of Haman. Having learned what was the real reason for the attacks on the chosen people, the formidable ruler of Persia unleashed all his anger on Haman and his family, turning all his decrees against him.

Salvation of the Jewish people

The first thing that the formidable king ordered was to hang Haman on the gallows prepared by Mardechai. Since the Persian ruler could not cancel his own decrees, he allowed the Jews to defend their lives and the lives of their children with arms in hand from anyone who would raise a hand against them.

Thus, on the 12th and 13th of Aidar, the Jewish people met their murderers face to face. The battle continued for two days throughout Persia, as a result of which all the attackers were destroyed or fled. In total, it is said about 70 thousand dead, including 10 sons of Haman, who led the failed genocide.

On 14 Aidar, the Jews learned that the danger had passed and they escaped death. A great celebration began that lasted all day. Mardechai commanded to make this day special, so that it would be a reminder to future generations of fatal events. In Esther's book, the holiday is called days of feasting and fun.

The Jewish Purim got its name from the word "pur" (lot). Thus, the name symbolizes what they tried to decide the fate of the people by casting lots.

When is Purim celebrated?

As noted above, Purim is celebrated on 14 Aidar. However, what does this day correspond to? Purim almost always falls in March or late February. Each year this date falls on a different date, since the lunar year is shorter than the solar one by 10 days. So, in 2014, the celebration fell on March 15 and 16, in 2015 - on the 4th and 5th, and in 2016 - on the 23rd and 24th. In 2018, Purim is celebrated on March 1-2.

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In Jerusalem, Purim is traditionally celebrated a day later, which allows many Israelis to celebrate the holiday twice.

During the period of the Jewish diaspora, the holiday had a negative impact on the attitude of Christians towards Jews. Primarily due to the fact that its celebration almost always coincided with Lent. This often provoked pogroms by Christian communities. Bright fun, discordant with the days of fasting, gave rise to the superstition that the holiday has an anti-Christian meaning.

In our time, there is a prejudice that Purim is the Jewish holiday on March 8th. However, on this day, it falls only once every 25-30 years. In every national or religious tradition, there is a holiday that falls at the end of winter, the beginning of spring. So, in Russia it is Maslenitsa, in the Islamic tradition - Novruz and so on.

How is Purim celebrated?

There are four unshakable traditions for celebrating Purim. Chief among them is the reading of the Scroll of Esther. Moreover, the word "scroll" is understood literally. The book is read in the synagogue during evening and morning prayers. In the process of reading the scroll, at the moment of reading the name of Haman, visitors to the synagogue begin to make noise, stamp their feet and use special rattles, expressing contempt for the memory of the villain.

A festive meal is an obligatory part of Purim. She has always been the richest and richest for the whole year. From the special traditions that have developed on this day, one can recall the obligatory treat in the form of "Haman's ears" - open triangular pies with a sweet or meat filling. In addition, it is prescribed to drink wine until the participants in the fun stop distinguishing the names of Haman and Mardechai. However, this tradition is performed at will.

An obligatory part of the holiday is gifts to relatives and friends in the form of treats. Along with the gift, congratulations on Purim and wishes of a happy holiday are said. In addition, all members of the community necessarily provide assistance to the poor.

And the fourth tradition of the holiday is the carnival. Tradition has completely different manifestations in different communities. For example, in Russia, they usually limit themselves to a small theatrical production. In European countries, there was a tradition of street performances for which tickets were sold. Also in the Old World, they began to hold full-fledged carnival processions, which especially flourished in Israel.

For the rest, complete freedom can be shown, since this is also the most democratic Jewish holiday, in which the main commandment is fun and joy. Everyone is singing songs on Purim, dancing and enjoying the holiday.

Traditional dishes on Purim

The culinary traditions on the day of Purim are rather arbitrary. However, in every source describing the festive table, there are common dishes.

Among them is lamb, baked in a pot, which is cooked with green beans and herbs. Chicken soup with dumplings made not from traditional flour, but from ground matzo. In addition, beef tongue dishes prepared with various sauces are very popular. Also baked or stewed zucchini or eggplants are not uncommon on the festive table.

Pies with different fillings remain an obligatory dish: with meat, potatoes, cabbage, cottage cheese or jam.

From traditional Russian Jewish dishes to this list, it is worth adding tsimes (a dish made of prunes and carrots) and stuffed fish, without which no festive table can do.

Purim carnival

This is one of the most interesting parts of the holiday, which has only been a tradition for the last couple of centuries. In the old tradition, a small theatrical production of several actors was sufficient. However, over time on Purim the script became more complicated, more voluminous and lengthy productions with a large number of actors were created.

Now an integral part of the holiday is large Jewish performances dedicated to the dramatic history of the holiday. In addition, each community creates theatrical performances. However, theatrical performance is only part of the feast.

Full-fledged carnival processions can be called the freshest stream of the holiday, which is gaining momentum. First of all, this tradition took root in Israel, where Purim acquired a truly grandiose scale. But the communities of other countries are not lagging behind, where carnivals and processions are also beginning to gain popularity.

Purim in Israel

Purim is a holiday in Israel, comparable in scope only to the Russian New Year. The brightness of this celebration is associated with the beginning of spring. Carnivals and colorful processions are held in every city. A huge number of theatrical concert venues operate throughout the country. People take to the streets, congratulate each other on Purim, saying the phrase "Hag Purim Sameach" (Happy Purim holiday) to everyone they know and just meet on the way.

Purim is widely celebrated in Israel, its history, in fact, began anew. In all countries of the world, during the dispersal of the Jewish people, this important day was celebrated semi-secretly. Now it splashed out onto the streets of the country, became one of the brightest holidays. To visit Israel on this day means to get much more positive emotions than one could expect.

It is worth visiting this country just to see the Purim holiday with your own eyes. What is it? And why is it so loved by everyone, young and old?

The most joyful holiday

How is Purim celebrated? How would you celebrate it if you survived the threat of death and escaped it at the last moment? This day would surely be remembered as one of the most important in life. But for some reason, this holiday seems strange and incomprehensible to many.

But in fact, every person needs at least one day a year, when he could forget about all his problems and troubles in life and rejoice only in the fact that you live. This is the whole philosophy and the meaning of this slightly crazy and very funny holiday. At least, such a conclusion can be drawn by a person from another country who has fallen into this identity.

Purim is such a bright and positive holiday that it begins to seep into other cultures; more and more often, representatives of other nationalities mark it in red on their calendar and send each other congratulations on Purim.

Wine is poured into glasses -
It shouldn't be sad today!
Purim is the climax of fun
Come on, take a sip quickly.

Like a Brazilian carnival
Joyful and bright
Purim has arrived on earth
Mischievous and hot.

Food is here and sweets,
Both wine and passion!
All the more Jews
Congratulations on him soon!

Every spring, at the beginning of the year,
We celebrate the holiday - Purim,
For the salvation of the Jewish people,
We thank Mordechai from the bottom of our hearts!

So let's sing and have fun
I congratulate you on the holiday,
And it's not a sin to get drunk today,
Strong wine for all of us!

Purim came from the darkness of the ages,
To the people chosen by God,
On our merry holiday
We will remember our ancestors with a kind word.

Our people have stood for centuries
Purim freedom means
And everyone who honors their ancestors ashes,
This day is celebrated in the spring.

Purim is the beginning of all beginnings
Lands of weary rebirth,
May the holiday be like the ninth wave
Will cover us with its fun.

Purim is a wonderful holiday of kindness,
Jews carry it from year to year.
Salvation has come from the dark
And faith grows stronger like flowers in a greenhouse.
We will raise a glass of wine
And we honor Mordechai's bright memory.
We'll drink all the wine to the bottom.
And we want to congratulate everyone.
Happy Purim holiday.

On this day, all Jews were saved
And now they can live freely.
The doors of life are open for them,
For this we will drink wine!

Don't let Purim erase your memory
About those events with us.
We wish you to be kinder on holiday
Unite people at this hour!

We celebrate today
The holiday is fun and noisy
We deserve it
Our people are big and smart,

Enemies failed
Extermination of the Jews
And Purim has now happened,
Celebrate it soon!

Have fun, all Jewish people.
Purim, a glorious holiday has come to us.
On this day, having proved that we are better,
Our people bypassed all enemies.

We are a noisy and colorful carnival
We'll walk along the roads, dancing.
We wish you good luck and fun!
And let's congratulate our friends on this day.

The holy holiday is Purim,
We want to congratulate everyone on him.
And we tell everyone to be happier
Thank you for everything.

Let the fun enter your home.
Problems will go away for later.
May your life be brighter
And in this life I will be.

A wonderful holiday of salvation,
Bright, peaceful day - Purim!
So many different treats
Enough to feed both Crimea and Rome!

We will read the scroll for joy,
We wish you all goodness and peace.
In treats: drink and sweetness,
Ah, what an abundance of feast here!

The die is cast, we meet Purim!
Fasting was imposed by Queen Esther.
After her, we will repeat it,
And tomorrow - fun and feast

In honor of the rescue of Jews from Susa.
Esther interceded before the king
For his people, having delivered them from the bonds.
On the holiday, we will go through a noisy procession!

Give a coin to the poor man
Let your wallet lose weight.
But do not be sad at all,
And keep the joy in your heart.
Take a walk, dance and drink wine
More, more, more, more.

Today we honor and celebrate Purim,
Accept your congratulations soon.
I wish you with all my heart
Become better, more beautiful and mature.

Learn to understand people and listen,
Forgive mistakes, do not hold grudges.
Do not destroy anything in soul and in life,
And you can only reach for the good like a magnet.

We read aloud out loud today Esferi,
Whistling the evil, terrible Haman.
And let all the noise around children, crowds
Will not be just a hooligan cry.

Pour wine into all friends' glasses to the bottom.
And we will bake homantash with poppy seeds and jam.
We invite everyone to have a drink from the heart to the bottom.
Happy Purim everyone! All happiness and fun.

Among the church walls
The voice of the wise men of Zion:
Finished Babylonian
Heavy, gloomy captivity.

Relentlessly today
Both old and young we repeat
Curses to Haman
And Mordechai anthem

Rejoice, Jews,
All the people rejoice:
Ratchet villains
Let's drive away from the gate.

Purim is a cheerful Jewish holiday celebrated by Jews all over the world in honor of the salvation of Jews from complete extermination in the Persian kingdom during the reign of King Ahasuerus. It is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar. Pur is the lot, and it is from this word that the name of the holiday comes. According to legend, the gardener of King Ahasuerus, Aman asked the governor for permission to exterminate the Jews and cast lots when to commit a serious crime. The lot fell on the 14th day. The king's wife Esther, a Jewess, learned about the impending crime and, together with her cousin Mordechai, gathered all the Jews in one place to pray and study the Torah. From these prayers, the lot changed and gave life to the ancient people. When the king learned about Haman's intention to destroy the Jews, and therefore his wife, he punished the gardener. And on the day that was prepared as an execution for the Jews, he and his sons were executed.

Today, joy is not a hindrance to children,
And the adults will have a carnival
Purim - Jewish people celebrate
And sweets are served to the tables.
Wine is consumed, which is stronger,
And they bring kindness to their families.
And to anyone who wishes.
A glass of sweet liquid will be poured.

You read the Torah, do not forget about the main thing,
That it is worth preserving the divinity of the soul.
Purim was sent to us - as a blessing,
Hurry home to celebrate it.
In the family circle, do not forget prayer,
To embellish your festive moment.
And may you like Mordechai,
A holy face will appear from heaven.

Purim is a divine holiday
Will help a Jew in everyday life,
Purim is a special holiday
He drives away trouble.
Purim is a hint from God to us,
Sacred grace.
Purim - shines with happiness
Seeks to give us good.

They didn't give a day off on Purim
And everyone will have to go to work.
Today we'll plunge headlong
Raking office work again.
From God this is just a gift from above,
So that we congratulate us dear people,
And they showed everyone who did not know
How strong the Jewish people are.
On the street, at work and at home,
We will not forget our brothers
And let's say to everyone - I love
And the holy spirit will be blessed to us.

May everyone in your house honor God,
And he respects the sacred Torah immensely.
Today is a great day, all Purim,
At home they celebrate.
Go with the kids to the carnival
Buy wine and treats to the table,
Let the festive glow in the house
Will not lead all loved ones to indignation.

Purim a sign to all the Jews,
Spring day when all the people
In the family circle to their ancestors,
In prayer they will say "We will not forget."
And we will honor all those achievements
And we will carry the memory through the years
And as liberation from Persia,
Mordechai carried us through the centuries.

This holiday is a lesson to the Jews,
So that they do not forget their ancestors,
As Mordechai once did,
He sent us on the right path.
We'll put expensive wines on the tables,
We'll bring sweets to the kids
Let's meet the day of Purim with carnival,
We will offer thanks to God.
And in prayer to the father we will say
That we only love him alone
We will not show fear of life,
And we won't have anything to ask.

A holiday in memory of salvation,
Jews celebrate Purim today
So let's get together with joyful families,
To honor Mordechai and Esther with a blessing.
Wishing happiness and health,
I will raise a toast to loved ones,
Love to you, my dearest ones,
I will proudly pronounce it for you.

On Purim - let's have fun
And we can even get drunk today
Go to dances, to the carnival.
So that everyone loses a lot of strength.
Do not get carried away with work,
She only brings only worries.
May everyone who is tired today
Comes to Purim - to the carnival.

Congratulations to my dear people on Purim,
A working day today is unbearable.
But I want to work and run home
To celebrate together with your family.
Buy expensive wine in the store,
I'll grab a sweet cake for the kids.
I invite all my friends, we will celebrate everything,
And the heavenly father, praise with prayer.

On this day, the biblical people will celebrate Purim,
Aside the affairs of everyday life, we will note together with him.
After all, we are Jews by blood, which means we will celebrate,
The main thing on such and such a holiday is not to get bored while sitting at home.
Let's get together with the whole family and go to the carnival,
I got a stock of homemade wine from a neighbor.
Before leaving, let's pray to God,
And then with a pure soul, let's go on the road.

I congratulate everyone on Purim and wish you from the bottom of my heart:
So that you do not meet enemies, do not rush to waste your life.
Respected their elders and prayed to heaven
More often when praying to God, he will prompt you in everything.
Say thanks to Mordechai on this day,
And hurry up your family to the carnival.
Do not forget to grab your relatives on the way,
What a holiday it is when they are not around.

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