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Purim 2022 celebrated in Jerusalem

STORY: Purim 2022 celebrated in Jerusalem DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Purim celebrations in Jerusalem 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Local resident 5. various of Purim activities STORYLINE: Many Israelis put on costumes and celebrate Jewish Purim, the festival to mark the salvation of Jews from the ancient Persian Haman's genocidal plot. Purim has been traditionally a happy, carnival-like holiday for the Jews. In Israel, reading the Megillat Esther, exchanging gifts of food and drink, and handing out food parcels to the poor are among the activities to celebrate the holiday, which often falls in March. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Local resident "I really love this holiday because even that all of the people have a lot of costumes, it's actually that they are more like themselves because they express themselves even more." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Loca

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ISRAEL-MERON-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- MERON (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews read the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim in Meron, northern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHDOD-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- ASHDOD (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox child wearing costume for Purim reads the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim at a synagogue in Ashdod, southern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-MERON-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- MERON (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews read the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim in Meron, northern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHDOD-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- ASHDOD (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox child wearing costume for Purim attends a reading of the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim at a synagogue in Ashdod, southern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHDOD-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- ASHDOD (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox child wearing costume for Purim attends a reading of the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim at a synagogue in Ashdod, southern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-MERON-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- MERON (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews read the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim in Meron, northern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHDOD-PURIM-MEGILLAT ESTHER-READING

(220316) -- ASHDOD (ISRAEL), March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend a reading of the Megillat Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim at a synagogue in Ashdod, southern Israel, on March 16, 2022. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot during the reign of the ancient Persian Empire, according to the Biblical Book of Esther. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)