We are not celebrating Halloween. My name is India and we are going to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Pur'a here in Israel. Pur'a is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from an evil man named Heyman. You see thousands of years ago, Heyman had a plan to try and kill all of the Jews. What his plan failed. Now, this is how we celebrate today. Right now, we are in Israel. And because most of the population here is Jewish, Pur'a is a big deal here. Pur'a happens every year around the end of winter and beginning of spring. In Israel, if you walk down the street just before Pur'a, you will see so many costume stores. One of the biggest forum traditions is to dress up. This is because the famous Queen Esther, who helped save the Jewish people in the forum story, had to hide the fact that she was Jewish. Today, some of the most popular costumes people wear are biblical characters like Abraham. Israelis love to go out to the streets and party in their costumes. Entire streets become filled. And do you remember that evil man named Heyman? Well, there is a special way to remember his defeat. With these. Yes, these here are cookies and they are called hamentashin. But in Israel, they say Osneha Man. This means the ears of Heyman in Hebrew. They are triangles because they represent the ears of the evil Heyman. Inside of the cookie is usually filled with jelly or chocolates. One other really important tradition of Pur'a is to actually read the Pur'a story, which can be found in the book of Esther known as the Megilah. For thousands of years, Jews have been celebrating Pur'a. Pur'a is a celebration of victory over evil. It is something we can all celebrate. So, if you want to celebrate Pur'a, dress up, eat some hamentashin cookies, and read the book of Esther, which can be found in the Bible. This is how you celebrate Pur'a. This is Inside Israel. Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time. Bye.