In 2009 the Jewish Feast of Purim will start on Tuesday, the 10th of March and will continue for 2 days until Wednesday, the 11th of March. Note that in the Jewish calender, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Purim on the sunset of Monday, the 9th of March.
The story of Purim is told in the Book of Esther, in the Old Testament of your Bible. it is the story of how, when Israel was in Persian captivity, they were saved by the actions of Esther and the decisions of King Xerxes.
Xerxes is also the antagonist in the movie 300. The picture above is him trying to convince the Spartan, Leonidas, to surrender to him before the famous battle of Thermopylae.
That is one creepy looking dude that Esther had to confront.
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