Purim (Hebrew: פורים) is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman's plot to annihilate them. On Purim there is a recitation of the Book of Esther, giving mutual gifts of food and drink, giving charity to the poor, and a celebratory meal; other customs include drinking wine, wearing of masks and costumes, and public celebration.
Most non-Jewish people see us around on Purim and think we got the day of Halloween wrong. =)
My kids love this holiday, it's their favorite one! They get to eat lots of yummy cookies called Hamantaschen ("Haman's pockets") and they get to dress up!
We had a really fun night and the best part was ... they were so tired when we got home that they fell asleep right away!!!!
