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The Health Ministry has launched a high-profile campaign against the phenomenon of ultra-Orthodox kids lighting up cigarettes on Purim.
The 25-hour festival, which starts on Wednesday evening, is a day of costume parties. It’s traditional for kids to invert the natural order of things, for example, in some schools, children take the role of teachers for a day ahead of the holiday.
And in this spirit, in parts of the Haredi community, it’s become accepted for children to try the adult habit of smoking. It’s widely seen as a quirky exception to the rules.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cigarettes-for-kids-purim-habit-among-haredim-must-stop-pleads-government-campaign/