http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim
On the other hand, Jewish philosophy and scriptural commentators believe that the reason for the omission of God's name is in order to emphasize the very point that God remained hidden throughout this series of events, but was nonetheless present and played a large role in the outcome of the story.
Furthermore, this lesson can be taken into consideration on a much larger scale:
Throughout Jewish history, and especially in the present Jewish diaspora, God's presence has been felt more at certain times than at others. Megillat Esther (and the omission of God's name in it) serves to show that although God may not be conspicuously present at times, He nevertheless plays (and has played) an important role in everyone's lives and in the future of the Jewish nation.
In remembrance of how God remained hidden throughout the Purim miracle, Jews dress up on Purim and many hide their faces.
FD:
Might science be celebrated on Purim for revealing the now less miraculous ways of G-D?
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