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SUMMARY:Winter Break
DESCRIPTION:HAPPY WINTER BREAK & HAPPY NEW YEAR\nSCHOOL IS CLOSED\nSEE YOU AFTER WINTER BREAK
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SUMMARY:Holi
DESCRIPTION:Holi (Dolyatra\, Doul Jatra\, Basanta-Utsav) is the Hindu festival colors that celebrates the triumph of good over evil\, good harvest\, and fertility. It usually falls in the later part of February or March. \nIs Holi a Public Holiday?\nHoli is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. \nWhat Do People Do?\nHoli is celebrated over two days in many areas\, while other areas may celebrate it for longer periods. The festival loosens the normal social restrictions by bringing people together not based on sex\, status\, and/or age. A public bonfire is usually held between 10pm and midnight to commemorate the burning of Holika on the first evening of Holi. Many sing and dance in the street while other are shouting\, cursing and causing general mayhem during the bonfire event. \nMillions of Hindus around the world celebrate Holi with a community festival. Many visit each other’s homes to distribute sweets and greet each other. Men\, women\, adult and children all take part in dances and other cultural programs during Holi. People dress in pure white and gather together in a common place to color each other with gulal\, which are colored powders and other form of dyes. A popular activity is the throwing of water balloons at one another\, sometimes called lola. \nPublic Life\nHoli is a restricted holiday in India\, so government offices and most businesses remain open. Individuals have the flexibility to take time off to celebrate the holiday if they choose. It is not a nationwide public holiday in countries such as Australia\, Canada\, the United Kingdom\, and the United States but some cities may hold large celebrations for the occasion. \nBackground\nHoli was first celebrated as an agricultural festival celebrating the arrival of spring but has now evolved into a time when everyone throws off the gloom of winter and rejoices in the colors and liveliness of spring. The day observes the various events in Hindu mythology and disregards the social norms by participating in the festivities. \nHoli is accompanied by many legends but there are two stories that serve as the origin of Holi traditions. The story of Krishna and Radha is said to be the basis for the ritual of throwing and applying colored water and powder. According to legend\, the young Krishna complained to his mother\, Yashoda that Radha was so fair and he was so dark. Yashoda advised him to apply color to Radha’s face and see how her complexion would change. Thus\, Holi is now become a festival of colors not only to celebrate the coming of spring but also to disregard social norms and to focus on enjoying the festivities. \nAnother legend behind Holi is that an evil king tried to kill his son\, Prahalada\, a devoted follower of the god Vishnu. The king\, Hiranyakashipu\, challenged Prahalada to sit on a pyre and asked (though some believed she was forced) his sister\, Holika\, who the king believed was immune to fire\, to sit with his son in the fire. When the fire started\, everyone watched as Holika burned to death\, but Prahalada survived without any injuries due to his devotion to Vishnu. According to some accounts\, Holika begged Prahalada for forgiveness before her death\, so he promised that the burning of Holika would be remembered every year at Holi. \nSymbols\nThe bonfire represents the burning of Holika\, the triumph of good over evil. All of the dead leaves\, twigs and dirt that is collected during the winter month\, is thrown into the fire to symbolize the evil spirits. The ashes from the bonfire are believed to provide protection against diseases. Different colored powder or gulal\, oils and water represent the arrival of spring and its vibrant colors. \nNote: It is not possible to mention every activity that takes place on this occasion as celebrations vary in different regions. However\, this article provides a general overview of the main celebrations that usually occur during this event. Moreover\, the date in which it is celebrated may vary depending on locations and calendar interpretations. \n 
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SUMMARY:Purim
DESCRIPTION:Purim\, or the Festival of Lots\, is a joyous holiday that celebrates the Biblical story of the rescue of the Jews in ancient Persia. \nIs Purim a Public Holiday?\nPurim is not a public holiday in the United States. Some Jewish-run organizations are closed. \nWhen Is Purim?\nThe holiday of Purim is observed on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar (or Adar II in Leap Years) in the Hebrew calendar.Purim falls in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. \nDivine Intervention\nAccording to the Megillah (the Book of Esther)\, Purim celebrates the miraculous rescue of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy their community in a single day during the fifth century BCE. \nThe narrative says that the villain of the story\, the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire\, known as Haman\, had thrown lots (a practice of casting pebbles or drawing straws to determine divine will) to choose the day to carry out his murderous plan against the Jews. The Hebrew word Purim translates as “lots” in ancient Persian. \nPurim recalls the divinely-assisted intervention of Esther\, the Jewish wife of Persian King Ahasuerus\, on behalf of her people. According to the Torah\, thanks to her actions\, the ruler was swayed to revoke the order to kill the Jews. Haman was then executed and\, for a while\, the Jews of the area enjoyed the protection of the crown. \nCarnival for the Kids\nAfter the reading of the story of Purim in the synagogue\, it’s common for the temple to host a carnival with prizes and games for children. \nKids (and some adults) wear colorful costumes\, often dressed as biblical characters like Mordechai (or Mordecai)\, a Jewish advisor to the King of Persia\, and the heroic Queen Esther. \nA children’s Purim spiel (play) is often part of the fun. These shows can include song parodies that take a satiric look at modern life\, and weave elements of the Purim story into the plot. Every time Haman´s name is spoken during these plays\, children crank special noisemakers to boo the villain. \nGift Giving and Hamantashen\nTwo important Purim traditions are for friends to exchange gifts of food\, and to make donations to the poor. \nOn the Purim table\, triangle-shaped dishes are traditionally served at holiday parties to remind the worshippers of the legendary shape of Haman’s hat. \nOne favorite on the holiday menu is a three-cornered pastry called hamantaschen\, filled with apricot jam\, prunes\, or poppy seeds. Another popular dish is kreplach\, which are triangular dumplings served in chicken soup. \nWalled Cities Have Their Own Date\nJews around the globe celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar\, with a fascinating exception. People who live in walled cities such as Jerusalem celebrate a day later. \nThis is to honor the Jews of the ancient walled city of Shushan\, who were in battle on that first Purim day\, and so had delay the celebration by 24 hours. Today\, only Jerusalem celebrates Purim on the 15th of Adar. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure that the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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