Members of the Orthodox Jewish community in fancy dress celebrate the festival of Purim in Stamford Hill, north London. Purim is one of the most entertaining Jewish holidays. It commemorates the time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from massacre by Haman. It is customary to hold carnival-like celebrations on Purim. Stamford Hill in north London has the largest ultra-orthodox Charedi Hasidic Jewish community in Europe.
