RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Shavuot
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Hanukkah
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Sukkot
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Purim
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Detailed explanation-1: -Purim (/ˈpʊərɪm/; Hebrew: Pūrīm, lit. ‘lots’; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther (usually dated to the 5th century BCE).
Detailed explanation-2: -Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient Jews were spared from massacre during the Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Purim is the plural form of the word ‘Pur’, and thus means “lots". The festival is called Purim because of the lots cast by Haman. The word Pur is also related to the Hebrew word ‘porer’ which means to dismantle, break, destroy, break into crumbs.