QuickTimeTM and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. This document discusses the Jewish holiday of Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th of Adar to remember the defeat of Haman's plot to exterminate the Jews as told in the Book of Esther. Traditional celebrations of Purim include reading the Book of Esther from a silver fish and baking three-cornered pastries called hamentaschen that represent the hat of Haman.