Purim Celebrations in Jerusalem (20 images)

An Ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student wears a Queen Esther costume on the Jewish holiday of Purim in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 11, 2009. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of the Jews from genocide in ancient Persia as told in the book of Esther. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)

Ultra-Orthodox children wear costumes and smoke cigarettes on the Jewish holiday of Purim in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 11, 2009. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of the Jews from genocide in ancient Persia as told in the book of Esther. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)

Ultra-Orthodox children wear costumes on the Jewish holiday of Purim in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 11, 2009. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of the Jews from genocide in ancient Persia as told in the book of Esther. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)

Drunk Ultra-Orthodox Jews walk in Mea Shearim on the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, March 11, 2009. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of the Jews from genocide in ancient Persia as told in the book of Esther. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)