A huge float attends Adloyada Holon Purim Parade 2014 in Holon, central Israel, on March 16, 2014. Purim, celebrated this year from sunset, March 15 to nightfall, March 16, is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire where a plot had been formed to destroy them. (Xinhua/Li Rui)
