Home to ultra-Orthodox Haredi and Hasidic Jews, Mea She'arim is an insular, old neighborhood whose narrow streets evoke the feel of Eastern Europe's shtetls. Locals clad in traditional attire worship in the neighborhood's many synagogues, buy everyday items in old-fashioned shops, and dine out at kosher eateries and bakeries. Costumes are worn during Purim, while bonfires are lit for the Lag Baomer holiday.