Celebrations For Jewish Holiday Purim

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – MARCH 25: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family wearing costumes are seen in Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood on March 25, 2016 in Jerusalem, Israel. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as described in the Book of Esther. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)