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SUMMARY: Purim
DESCRIPTION:This festive holiday celebrates the rescue of the ancient Pers
 ian Jews from a plot to destroy them. The king's advisor\, Haman\, cast l
 ots to choose the day for carrying out his plan. Esther\, the Jewish quee
 n\, persuaded her husband to spare the Jews. Fasting on the day before Pu
 rim commemorates Esther's fasting before seeing the king to plead for the
  Jewish people. The "Megillah\," the story of Purim\, is read in the syna
 gogue. Children twirl gragers (noisemakers) to drown out Haman's name eac
 h time it is mentioned. Homentashen\, special pastries in the form of Ham
 an's hat\, are eaten. Gifts are distributed to the poor as well as exchan
 ged among family and friends.\n\n\nRecognizing the Festival/Holiday: The 
 traditional food\, homentashen\, is available at most bakeries. "Happy Pu
 rim" or simply "Happy Holiday" are appropriate greetings.
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 is festive holiday celebrates the rescue of the ancient Persian Jews from
  a plot to destroy them. The king's advisor\, Haman\, cast lots to choose
  the day for carrying out his plan. Esther\, the Jewish queen\, persuaded
  her husband to spare the Jews. Fasting on the day before Purim commemora
 tes Esther's fasting before seeing the king to plead for the Jewish peopl
 e. The "Megillah\," the story of Purim\, is read in the synagogue. Childr
 en twirl gragers (noisemakers) to drown out Haman's name each time it is 
 mentioned. Homentashen\, special pastries in the form of Haman's hat\, ar
 e eaten. Gifts are distributed to the poor as well as exchanged among fam
 ily and friends.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Recognizing the Festival/Holiday: The traditiona
 l food\, homentashen\, is available at most bakeries. "Happy Purim" or si
 mply "Happy Holiday" are appropriate greetings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;
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