“Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jewish people from a near massacre in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. Unlike the solemn fasting during Yom Kippur, Purim is a time of merriment, marked by feasting, drinking wine, dressing up in costumes, and giving gifts to friends, family and people in need.
Purim celebrates Queen Esther each year on the 14th day of the Adar in the Hebrew calendar, typically in March, and is held from sundown to sundown the following day.”
For more information about Purim, please visit: https://www.clarkson.edu/student-life/student-support-services/dei/religion-and-spirituality
SOURCE: History.com