Observance
Purim
Also known as Feast of Lots
14 Adar (Adar II in leap years)
Deliverance of the Jewish people recorded in the Book of Esther.
Purim recalls how God preserved His people from destruction in the days of Esther and Mordecai. It is kept with the reading of the scroll, gifts to the poor and rejoicing.
Scripture references
- Esther 9:20–28