People dressed in costumes to celebrate Purim take part in a local surfing competition in Ashdod
People dressed in costumes to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim take part in a local surfing competition in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod March 6, 2015. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)