Editing Avraham Danzig (section)

==Gunpowder Purim==
On November 18, 1804, a gunpowder magazine exploded accidentally in Vilna, killing 31 people and destroying a large amount of property. This explosion occurred at Vilna fort and spread to areas nearby.<ref name=GunpowderPurim.Geller>{{cite web
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Among those who lost his home and his business was Rabbi Avraham Danzig. Yet Rabbi Danzig and his family were spared from death, and so grateful was he for this that he declared the date of the conflagration to be a “Pulverpurim” (Gunpowder Purim) for the Danzig family. According to this custom, the 15th of Kislev is a fast day, with the giving of extra charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishtreats.org/2011/12/gunpowder-purim.html|quote=donate extra tzedakah (charity)|title=Gunpowder Purim|website=Jewish Treats|publisher=NJOP}}</ref> On the following night, which is the 16th of Kislev, a Meal of Thanksgiving (''Seudas Hodaah'') is eaten.<ref name=GunpowderPurim.Geller/>