Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar, as it celebrates the salvation of the Jews from a royal death decree in the time when they were living in Persia around the fourth century BCE from their enemies ;wicked Haman, through the leadership of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai and their safeness from extermination as told in the Book of Esther. Esther was a queen who helped stop the villain Haman’s plans to kill Jewish people. Purim is usually celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, the 12th month of the Jewish calendar, which is in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. The carnival-like atmosphere of Purim, wearing colorful costumes masks, listening to the Megilla (or Megillah) and exchanging gift baskets .the atmosphere is sometimes leads to it being referred to as the “Jewish Mardi Gras” or “Jewish Halloween” by non-Jews. Like the characters in the Book of Esther, people and things are not always as they seem. “People have different faces they show the world, and what you see is not necessarily the truth. Chose one of these Purim Masks for Punsters that can symbolize and express the inner life, which might be different than that of the outside.
