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Schellekens suggests that the festival of Purim may have been modeled after the Iranian festival of Magophonia, which the Iranians celebrated annually to commemorate the overthrow of Gaumata (who usurped the royal throne) and the restoration of the kingship to Darius the Great. Since Purim pranks are commony delivered in a dead serious tone, they may be misundestood for a real thing. In a world where chronic pain can feel like a relentless enemy, many people are turning away from conventional p...
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