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Jewish boys dance on the top of a double decker bus during the annual Jewish holiday of Purim in London, England. Purim is celebrated by Jewish communities around the world with parades and costume parties. Purim commemorates the defeat of Haman, the advisor to the Persian king, and his plot to massacre the Jewish people, 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the biblical book of Esther.

Refer to the Brisbane Times for this and other photographs.