Purim / פורים

Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm "lots", from the word pur, related to Akkadian pūru) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).

Purim begins at sundown on Wed, 28 February 2018.

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List of Dates

Purim begins on:

• Sat, 11 March 2017 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5777)
• Wed, 28 February 2018 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5778)
• Wed, 20 March 2019 at sundown (14th of Adar II, 5779)
• Mon, 09 March 2020 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5780)
• Thu, 25 February 2021 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5781)
• Wed, 16 March 2022 at sundown (14th of Adar II, 5782)
• Mon, 06 March 2023 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5783)
• Sat, 23 March 2024 at sundown (14th of Adar II, 5784)
• Thu, 13 March 2025 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5785)
• Mon, 02 March 2026 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5786)