Purim festival is held yearly between in March (the dates various according to the Hebrew calendar,the 14th of Adar). Purim holiday is a Jewish holiday which is celebrated according to the Book of Esther in order to mark the failure of the attempt to destroy the Jews of the Persian Empire.

Achashverosh was the king of the empire which included 127 states. from the capital Shushan between 485 - 465 B.C. According to Jewish tradition, 4 commandments should be fulfilled;

1. Reading the Book of Ester in the synagogues at the   holiday's evening and in the next morning in order to publish the miracle of the Jews saving.

2.  A merry Purim meal with a lot of wine.

3. Mishloach Manot - trays full of traditional sweets are changing hand among the celebrators.

4. The cities' streets are filled with celebrators (locals and tourists) dressed in disguises.

The focuses of attention are the Purim parades (called Adloyada) that are held in most cities.

The biggest parades are held in Holon,Tel-Aviv and Haifa (booking a room , in advance, is recommended).

The parades start around noon. The participants wearing different colorful dresses are accompanied by brass bands, acrobats, jugglers, dancers and floats with giant humorous dolls from Book of Ester or from current matters.

The streets are filled with joy, sound and color. This is a colorful fiesta for locals as well as for tourists.