The Fast of Esther is a Jewish fast from dawn until dusk on Purim eve, commemorating the three-day fast observed by the Jewish people in the story of Purim.

A Jewish observance on the 14th day of the month of Adar in the Jewish calendar, which is in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. It commemorates a time when Jewish people were saved from death in the Persian empire around the fourth century BCE, according to the Book of Esther.

A Hindu festival that usually takes place in February or March on the Gregorian calendar. It starts on the evening of the full moon night (Purnima) in the 12th Hindu month (Phalguna). Holi is a two-day festival of sharing and love or the festival of colors.

Shushan Purim falls on Adar 15 and is the day on which Jews in Jerusalem celebrate Purim.