Greek Esther 9:17-19

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁷ On the fourteenth day they rested and made that same day a day of rest, celebrating it with joy and gladness. ¹⁸ The Jews who were in Susa, the capital, came together also on the fourteenth, but did not rest. They celebrated the fifteenth with joy and gladness. ¹⁹ On this account, then, the Jews who are scattered around the country outside Susa keep the fourteenth of Adar as a joyful holiday, and send presents of food to one another, while those who live in the large cities keep the fifteenth day of Adar as their joyful holiday, also sending presents to one another.