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Erev Purim / eve of Purim

Chabad’s 2026 calendar states that Purim begins at sunset on Monday, 2 March 2026; the Fast of Esther also falls on 2 March. This supports Erev Purim as the eve/start boundary rather than a separate statutory holiday.

Date / rule2 March 2026; Purim begins at sunset
ScopeJewish calendar / Chabad 2026 dates
VerificationFaith Calendar Current 2026
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Erev Purim / eve of Purim?

Chabad’s 2026 calendar states that Purim begins at sunset on Monday, 2 March 2026; the Fast of Esther also falls on 2 March. This supports Erev Purim as the eve/start boundary rather than a separate statutory holiday.

Date and recurrence

2 March 2026; Purim begins at sunset

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Jewish calendar / Chabad 2026 dates. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Erev Purim

Classification

Topic and context

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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. Chabad — Jewish Holidays in 2026Faith Institution
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Erev Purim / eve of Purim?

2 March 2026; Purim begins at sunset The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 2 March 2026; Purim begins at sunset.

Does Erev Purim / eve of Purim fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Erev Purim / eve of Purim an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Jewish calendar / Chabad 2026 dates. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Erev Purim / eve of Purim?

The stored designation basis is: Chabad’s 2026 calendar states that Purim begins at sunset on Monday, 2 March 2026; the Fast of Esther also falls on 2 March. This supports Erev Purim as the eve/start boundary rather than a separate statutory holiday.. Supporting provenance includes Chabad — Jewish Holidays in 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Erev Purim / eve of Purim international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Jewish calendar / Chabad 2026 dates. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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