Today is Purim Katan {The small Purim}.... Because this year is a leap year and we have an extra month of Adar {Adar I} we do not celebrate Purim until Adar II... But we mark the day Adar 14 as Purim Katan...
We should feel a spark of the happiness we feel on Purim...
Shabbat Shalom!
http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/106,2192385/What-is-Purim-Katan.htmlThe Jewish calendar follows a 19 year cycle, and there are seven leap years in each cycle. The Leap Year contains an extra month: Adar I and Adar II.
Purim is celebrated in the second Adar. However, during the first Adar we celebrate a Purim Katan - semi Purim. On the 14th and 15th1 of Adar I we don't say Tachanun, don't institute a fast day, and don't do eulogies. It is also customary to have a special meal and be extra joyous on that day.2
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