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2016 Jewish festival of Purim in Stamford Hill, London

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© London News Pictures. 24/03/2016. A group of young Orthodox Jewish men ride in the back of a truck while listening to music as they celebrate the festival of Purim in the streets of Stamford Hill in north London. Purim celebrates the miraculous salvation of the Jews from a genocidal plot in ancient Persia, an event documented in the Book of Esther. Traditionally the jewish community wear fancy dress and exchange reciprocal gifts of food and drink. Photo credit: Tolga Akmen/LNP

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© London News Pictures. 24/03/2016.  A group of young Orthodox Jewish men ride in the back of a truck while listening to music as they  celebrate the festival of Purim in the streets of Stamford Hill in north London. Purim celebrates the miraculous salvation of the Jews from a genocidal plot in ancient Persia, an event documented in the Book of Esther. Traditionally the jewish community wear fancy dress and exchange reciprocal gifts of food and drink. Photo credit: Tolga Akmen/LNP