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Children wearing costumes watch a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Children wearing costumes watch a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Israelis wearing matching costumes take part in a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Israelis wearing matching costumes take part in a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Children carry a float as they take part in a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Children carry a float as they take part in a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A boy wearing a costume watches a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A boy wearing a costume watches a parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Israelis wear costumes as they mark the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Israelis wear costumes as they mark the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



Women wear wigs and roller blades as they mark the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Women wear wigs and roller blades as they mark the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



A Jewish family dressed in colourful costumes celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A Jewish family dressed in colourful costumes celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



Members of the Jewish community dance in the street as they celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

Members of the Jewish community dance in the street as they celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



A Jewish girl in a costume poses for a portrait during celebrations for the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A Jewish girl in a costume poses for a portrait during celebrations for the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



Members of the Jewish community dance on the back of a lorry as they celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

Members of the Jewish community dance on the back of a lorry as they celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



A woman holds a young girl as she dances during celebrations for the Jewish festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A woman holds a young girl as she dances during celebrations for the Jewish festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



Children from the Jewish community dressed in costumes pose for a portrait during the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

Children from the Jewish community dressed in costumes pose for a portrait during the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



Children from the Jewish community dressed in costumes celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

Children from the Jewish community dressed in costumes celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



Israeli sap surfers dressed in costumes take part in an event for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the of the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv, March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Israeli sap surfers dressed in costumes take part in an event for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the of the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv, March 24, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Members of the Jewish community carry gifts as they celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

Members of the Jewish community carry gifts as they celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill in north London, Britain March 24, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)



An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy (C) from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in a Purim costume takes part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy (C) from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in a Purim costume takes part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)



An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy (C) from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in a Purim costume takes part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy (C) from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in a Purim costume takes part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)



Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in Purim costumes take part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in Purim costumes take part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)



An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy (C) from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in a Purim costume takes part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy (C) from the Belz Hasidic dynasty dressed in a Purim costume takes part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)



Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dressed in Purim costume take part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood  March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dressed in Purim costume take part in the reading from the Book of Esther ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood March 24, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)



Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children play before reading the book of Esther at a synagogue in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh on March 23, 2016 during the feast of Purim. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP Photo)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children play before reading the book of Esther at a synagogue in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh on March 23, 2016 during the feast of Purim. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP Photo)



Ultra-Orthodox Jews and a dressed up boy read the book of Esther at a synagogue in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh on March 23, 2016 during the feast of Purim. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP Photo)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews and a dressed up boy read the book of Esther at a synagogue in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh on March 23, 2016 during the feast of Purim. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP Photo)



A girl walks to a synagogue of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community to read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)

A girl walks to a synagogue of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community to read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)
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