brief introduction
According to the Book of Esther in the Old Testament, Haman, the minister of King Ahasuerus of the ancient Persian Empire, planned to kill all the Jews in the country, and he drew lots to take action in Adal. Mordecai, a Jew, and his adopted daughter Esther stopped his plan and persuaded the king to execute Haman and his family. Purim Festival was created to praise the bravery of Queen Esther and celebrate this victory.
Purim is celebrated on14th and15th of the Adal month in the Jewish calendar. In Israeli cities that were isolated under the protection of ancient Joshua, such as Shushan and Jerusalem, Jews celebrated this festival on 15, while other Jews celebrated Purim on 14. Like all Jewish festivals, Purim began at dusk on the previous secular day (i.e. non-sectarian day).
origin
The origin of Purim is mainly recorded in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.
Ahasuerus ascended the throne in Shushan City and ruled India until 127 provinces in Cush. The story begins with King Ahasuerus hosting a banquet for his servants and people. The king ordered his wife Vashti to come to the banquet to show her beauty, but Vashti refused to go, so the king revoked her status as queen.
When choosing a new queen, Ahasuerus took a fancy to Esther, the adopted daughter of Mordecai the Jew, and made her queen. Esther obeyed Mordecai's instructions and didn't tell anyone about her Jewish identity. Later, Haman, the minister, was promoted by the king, and Mordecai offended Haman by not bowing down to him. Haman tried to kill all Jews in the kingdom. Haman got the will of King Ahasuerus and chose December, Arda, in Poole by drawing lots.
Mordecai turned to Esther for help to save his people. Esther gave a banquet for the king and Haman. At the banquet, she told the king Haman's attempt to exterminate the Jews. The king ordered Haman to be hanged on a five-foot wooden frame and abolished Haman's decree. In March, Mordecai wrote an imperial edict in the name of King Ahasuerus, allowing Jews to gather in Adal on the 13th to protect their lives and kill and destroy any enemies who want to attack Jews, their wives and children. On the third day of December, the Jews gathered in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus and attacked their enemies. Jews in Shushan killed the enemy on 13 and 14, and rested on 15 to celebrate the victory. Jews from other provinces 13 killed the enemy, 14 gave a banquet. Mordecai recorded that the month of Adal 14 and 15 were the days when Jews broke away from the enemy and turned their worries into joy. Jews held a banquet in these two days to celebrate their victory. According to the name of the lottery "Purim Day", Jews call these two days Purim Day.