Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that celebrates the survival of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, as told in the biblical Book of Esther. It falls on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which in 2025 corresponds to the evening of March 13 through the evening of March 14 (the date changes every year against the Gregorian calendar).

French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow practitioners to commemorate a special time in the Jewish calendar.

Israelis wear costumes and attend a street party as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem on Sunday. Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the saving of Jewish people from an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025.