Holy Innocents' Day

Holy Innocents is on December 28. It remembers the killing of the male children of Bethlehem by Herod, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. It is not known exactly when the church began celebrating this event. The first mention of the day dates to the year 485.

Related pages
Star of Bethlehem
The Twelve Days of Christmas

References

Category:Christian holidays
Category:December observances
Category:480s establishments