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Purim carnival
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Purim carnival — festivities of the Jewish holiday of Purim … English contemporary dictionary
PURIM — (Heb. פּוּרִים), the feast instituted, according to the Book of esther (9:20–28), by mordecai to celebrate the deliverance of the Jews from haman s plot to kill them. Purim (Akk. pūrū, lots ) is so called (Esth. 9:26) after the lots cast by Haman … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Purim — /poor im/; Seph. Heb. /pooh rddeem /; Ashk. Heb. /poordd im/, n. a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman. [ < Heb purim, pl. of pur lot] … Universalium
ADLOYADA — (Heb. עַדְלָיָדַע; Aramaic עַד דְּלָא יָדַע), Purim carnival. The name is derived from the rabbinic saying (Meg. 7b) that one should revel on Purim until one no longer knows (ad de lo yada) the difference between Blessed be Mordecai and Cursed be … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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