Floats, parades, costumes and dances - Israelis celebrate annual Purim parade in Holon, outside Tel Aviv http://bit.ly/2FHZvFr | The Times of Israel

18K views · 61 reactions | Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrate #Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood. The Purim holiday is celebrated with costumes, parades, festive meals and parties. The holiday commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in ancient Persia from a plot to exterminate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. | NoComment | Facebook