Holy Innocents' Day

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Holy Innocents' Day

n. Christianity

December 28 or 29, observed in commemoration of the slaughter of male infants in Bethlehem during Herod the Great's attempt to kill the infant Jesus.

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Holy Innocents' Day

(Roman Catholic Church) Dec 28, a day commemorating the massacre of male children at Bethlehem by Herod's order (Matthew 2:16); Childermas

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Holy Innocents' Day - December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem

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