The Holiday of Purim, 2010

On this Friday the Purim parade took place in my city of Nahariya. The parade was postponed because of the rain week ago but a week later the weather was fine and cheerful Purim masquerade parade took place.
The main idea of Purim is - they tried to kill us and God saved us. The story of Purim is told in Megillah of Esther (Book of Esther) . The name of Esther means hiding. Jewes believe that God is hidden behind all events of the Megillah Esther that traditionally read during Purim.
This holiday has important focus on children and traditionally children are the main participants of Purim carnivals. Three months before the holiday, children began their preparation for parade. It was opened with entire main Purim story heroes - Mordecai, Esther, Ahasuerus, Vasti, Haman and others.