Jews throughout the world celebrate Purim by having fun: children (and often adults) dress up in all manner of costumes, and adults participate in community-sponsored satirical plays called Purimspiels.

the book of esther The Book of Esther was the last book of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) to be canonized. It is one of only two books in the Tanakh that does not mention God’s name (the other being the Song of Songs).

It is also the only book in the Tanakh not found in whole or in part in the Dead Sea Scrolls.