All though the Gospels do not mention Christ observing those specific Jewish feasts, it is a safe assumption that he did whatever was expected of an observant Jew in his community during his time.
Jesus made his attitude toward the Law crystal clear in Matthew 5:17-18,
Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.
"Did Jesus celebrate Purim? It is written in John chapter 5 that he was in Jerusalem for an unnamed feast, but scholars have questioned which feast this was. Some have rejected the idea that this is Purim because it is considered a "minor" feast and not one of the 'shelosh regalim' (three pilgrimiage festivals). However, we know that Jesus celebrated Chanukah (John 10:22)..."
Purim is not a holiday that a Jew would go to Jerusalem to celebrate. There are no special sacrifices associated with it, and the main customs observed by Jews since Purim was established as a holiday were the reading of the book of Esther and feasting (though to what degree is a matter of dispute even as late as Talmudic times, centuries after Jesus' death). Still, by the time Jesus was active, Purim was an established holiday among the Jewish people.
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