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Feast of the Holy Innocents, Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children by King Herod in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus. The feast is observed by the Christian churches in the West on December 28 and in the Eastern churches on December 29.
In Spain, Hispanic America, and the Philippines, 28 December is still a day for pranks, equivalent to April Fool's Day in many countries. Pranks ( bromas ) are also known as inocentadas and their victims are called inocentes ; alternatively, the pranksters are the inocentes and the victims should not be angry at them, since they ...
Dec 28, 2020 · The Massacre of the Innocents by François Joseph Navez. A Surprising Celebration? During the Octave of Christmas, we celebrate a particular feast day: the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Also known as Childermas, it commemorates the children slaughtered by the barbaric King Herod whose goal was to kill the Christ Child and preserve his own power.
The Feast of the Holy Innocents is celebrated on December 28. What is the meaning of the “Holy Innocents”? The young boys killed by Herod were innocent of any crime, except the imagined crime of being potential usurpers of Herod’s throne. They are acknowledged as “holy” by the Church because of the holy circumstances of their death.
Dec 28, 2021 · Feast of the Holy Innocents—Day Four. The Holy Innocents saved the Child Jesus from death by King Herod by the shedding of their own blood. The Holy Innocents are the special patrons of small...
Dec 27, 2023 · December 27, 2023. Observed on December 28 this year, the Feast of the Holy Innocents honors the memory of the infants who were slaughtered by King Herod following the birth of Jesus. Though the Holy Family escaped Herod’s wrath by fleeing into Egypt, the innocent baby boys of Bethlehem fell victim to his manic fear of losing power.
The Feast of the Holy Innocents, also called Childermas or Innocents’ Day, is a Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:16–18).
