Fast of Esther
Official name | Hebrew: תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר‎
Observed by | Jews in Judaism
Type | Jewish
Significance | Commemorating the three-day fast observed by the Jewish people in the story of Purim
Observances | Fasting
Begins | 13th day of Adar at dawn (if Shabbat, then 11th day of Adar at dawn)
Ends | The same day, at nightfall
2018 date | February 28
2019 date | March 20
2020 date | March 9
Related to | Purim