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Purim 2016


Family walking down street in Isreal celebrating Purim.
March 2016
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13

Daylight Saving Start
Sunday March 13
-8 years -6 days
or -2928 days

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St Patricks Day
Thursday March 17
-8 years -2 days
or -2924 days

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20

Palm Sunday
Sunday March 20
-7 years, -11 months, -30 days
or -2921 days

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Purim
Wednesday March 23
-7 years, -11 months, -27 days
or -2918 days

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Good Friday
Friday March 25
-7 years, -11 months, -25 days
or -2916 days

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Easter
Sunday March 27
-7 years, -11 months, -23 days
or -2914 days

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Purim for the year 2016 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of March 22 ending at sundown on Wednesday, March 23.


Purim is celebrated on the 14th day in the month Adar using the Jewish calendar. For the Gregorian calendar the day falls in the months of February and March. The day commemorates back in the 4th century BC, when Jewish people were saved from a death decree according to the book of Esther.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Purim 2016

Wednesday, March 23rd is day number 83 of the 2016 calendar year with -7 years, -11 months, -27 days until Purim 2016.


Purim
Name(s):Purim
Type:Observance, Jewish
When:14th day of Adar in Hebrew Calendar

Dates for Purim

HolidayDateDays to Go
Purim 2022 Friday, March 18, 2022 -732
Purim 2023 Wednesday, March 08, 2023 -377
Purim 2024 Monday, March 25, 2024 6
Purim 2025 Saturday, March 15, 2025 361
Purim 2026 Tuesday, March 03, 2026 714
Purim 2027 Tuesday, March 23, 2027 1099


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