(IsraelNN.com) Arutz-7 brings you a glimpse of the Shushan Purim festivities in Jerusalem's many diverse neighborhoods Monday.

Spontaneous dancing and singing breaks out in the central square of the Old City's Jewish Quarter

Dressed as "recycling" in the Old City

Candy-apples for Purim on Emek Refaim Street in the German Colony

A young man seeks to fulfill the mitzva (commandment) of giving out ready-to-eat foodstuffs - approaching everyone he sees and offering them candy

A young lady dresses as a Na-Nach Breslov hassid in Mea Shearim

Superman, hounded by fans at the Kotel

Costumed and on their way to deliver mishloach manot, ready-to-eat gifts, youngsters bustle through the alleys of the Old City

Chabad hassidim dance with bystanders in front of "Fro-Yo" on the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall

City-sponsored Purim rock concert and costume party on Hillel Street - soon to become a full-time pedestrian mall

Nondescript costume in the Jewish Quarter

Balcony kids in Mea Shearim

Mishloach Manot for sale for last-minute shoppers in Mea Shearim

Some costumes are subtle in Mea Shearim

Residents rush to their festive Purim meals in Mea Shearim

Pippi Longstocking dines at the Village Green on Jaffa Road

Young Jews sing and dance for a group of disabled men and women on the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall

Three sisters dressed as old women in the Old City's Hurva Square

Security forces did not have the day off, and were on high alert following intelligence reports of 70 intended attacks

(Photos: Ezra HaLevi -- See sidebar for complete series)