Purim Katan, also known as “Little Purim,” is a minor holiday in the Jewish calendar that is celebrated on the 14th of Adar I, which is the month that precedes the month of Adar
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Scroll of Esther The community or family celebrated its Second Purim with observances similar to those of the regular Purim
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In regular years, the 14th of Adar is Purim, the festival that celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman's evil decree in the year 3405 from creation (356 BCE)
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Shushan Purim reflects an increase and an ascent to a higher level beyond that of Purim
Purim: Laws & Customs
In a leap year -- which has two Adars -- Purim is celebrated in Adar II, and the 14th of Adar I is designated as Purim Kattan, the "Little Purim
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Purim is different from all other Jewish holidays in at least one very interesting aspect
Finally The Baal Shem Tov instructed one of his followers to go to a distant land and The 14th day of the first Adar is called, "Purim Katan" - "minor Purim
Purim normally occurs on the 14th (and 15th) days of the 12th month – Adar
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Other than that, there are no restrictions to what we would usually do on a normal day
The sages debate when the mitzvot of Purim are to be observed; during Adar I or Adar II, and the final conclusion is to celebrate Purim in Adar II (Source 5)
It commemorates the (Divinely orchestrated) salvation of the Jewish people