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Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrate Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood. 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. IMAGES
Ukraine Jews light up candles as they celebrate the Hanukkah festival of lights amid blackouts in Kyiv. IMAGES
Ultra-Orthodox worshippers gather at Mount Meron in northern Israel to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer marking the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage, a year after 45 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual pilgrimage. IMAGES
Jerusalem, Apr 29 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Atef Safadi) Ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem danced around a large bonfire Thursday to commemorate the holy day of Lag Ba'Omer.
Bnei Brak (Israel), Sep 23 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Abir Sultan).- The Jewish ceremony of Kaparot was celebrated on Thursday among the Orthodox community in Israel despite the lockdown measures imposed by the government.FOOTAGE OF THE KARAPOT CEREMONY IN BNEI BRAK, ISRAEL.
Palestinian Muslims rush to the Al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. IMAGES
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