Holy Innocents' Day
noun
December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
Also called
Innocents' Day.
British Dictionary definitions for holy innocents' day
Holy Innocents' Day
noun
Dec 28, a day commemorating the massacre of male children at Bethlehem by Herod's order (Matthew 2:16); Childermas