The Jewish community of the Vinnitsa region began to celebrate Purim (photo)
the Prayer of Rabbi Shaul Horowitz on March 24 began the Jewish holiday of joy and fun of Purim. Welcoming remarks were made by the head of Department on nationalities and religions of the regional state administration Igor Saletsky who wanted a large Jewish family of joy and kindness, fun and good mood on the day of the great and miraculous salvation of the Jews from destruction. Theatrical performance of "Queen Esther" gave the audience the students of the Vinnytsia secondary school of I-I "Or-Menachem". Fun event of the celebration continued with the dance group "grace" and clowns. Members were treated to a variety of sweets, children and adults dress in costume danced to the sounds of a joyful Jewish music. So fun and harmoniously celebrated the Jewish community of the Vinnitsa region the feast of Purim. For reference: Purim is the holiday of the salvation of the Jews from the hands of enemies and of the miraculous salvation of the Jews in the Persian Kingdom more than 2,400 years ago from the villain Haman, who plotted to destroy the entire Jewish people, and turned king Xerxes. And only the intervention of Queen Esther saved them. All this happened during the reign of king Xerxes (Ahasuerus), received its name from the word "PUR" meaning "lot." On the celebration of this feast on Purim, it is customary to arrange the two-day carnival, the kids buy or make Halloween costumes, and besides Jews eat a lot purisimo special Goodies. So all the Jewish children of Purim, think of theatrical costumes, to reproduce the events of the time, buy rattles and drums and look forward to the fun. Genre Purim emerged much later feast of Purim, at least two hundred years ago. The first Purimspiel were hungry students IV. Amateur street their views on the theme "book of Esther" about "cursed Haman" and "Blessed is Mordechai", has disappointed the inhabitants of towns and they awarded actors sweet "ears of Haman" and other Goodies, so they had enough food during the Purim holiday. Especially on Purim, we need to cheer us up, especially for all bereaved - widows, orphans and other representatives of socially weak layers. This was reported in the Vinnytsia regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
