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#Other customs include drinking wine, wearing of masks and costumes, and public celebration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Purim 2012 Guide|url=http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/648312/jewish/Purim-2012-Guide.htm|publisher=Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref>
Purim is celebrated annually according to the [[Hebrew calendar]] on the 14th day of the [[Hebrew calendar#Months|Hebrew month]] of [[Adar]] (and on Adar II in Hebrew leap years that take place every 2 to 3 years), the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies. In cities that were protected by a surrounding wall at the time of the Biblical [[Joshua]], Purim is instead celebrated on the 15th of the month of Adar on what is known as ''[[Purim#Shushan Purim|Shushan Purim]]'', since fighting in the walled city of Shushan continued through the 14th day of Adar.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayyim 685:1</ref> Today, only [[Jerusalem]]
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