A poster advertising a Purim celebration at the Bristol Garden during the British Mandate. The poster shows the date and time of the carnival dances and gives details about the three evenings which include fancy dress, lotteries, and prizes for the "best costume, best dancing couple, and prettiest lady present." According to the poster, the venue had illuminations, an oriental room, decorations, a large assortment of refreshments, and continuous music. At the bottom of the poster are details regarding the price of entry tickets and where to buy them.
The Bristol Garden venue was a popular café in Jerusalem at the time of the British Mandate.
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Purim - Purim is celebrated on the 14 Adar as the day the Jewish people were saved from destruction during the fourth century BCE. The heroine of the Purim story, Queen Esther, worked together with her uncle, Mordechai, to reverse the decree of genocide issued against the Jewish people by Haman, the vizier of Persia. It is the tradition on Purim to dress up in costumes, distribute small food packages known as mishloach manot, give charity, and listen to the reading of the Megilla – the Book of Esther.
