Jewish holiday of Purim celebrated in US

Updated: 2014-03-17 15:16

(Agencies)

Jewish holiday of Purim celebrated in US

Men dance in the street during the Jewish holiday of Purim in the South Williamsburg suburb of New York March 16, 2014. 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 recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. [Photo/Agencies]

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