Name: Holy Innocents Day in USA
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Dates of Holy Innocents Day

2026 USA Monday, December 28thHoly Innocents Day

2025 USA Sunday, December 28thHoly Innocents Day

2024 USA Saturday, December 28thHoly Innocents Day

2023 USA Thursday, December 28thHoly Innocents Day

2022 USA Wednesday, December 28thHoly Innocents Day

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The Day of the Innocents observes the day when, according to the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible, King Herod ordered the baby boys under two years old in Bethlehem to be killed because he was afraid that the baby Jesus born there would become a rival. As it turned out, though, the baby Jesus had been taken away to Egypt by Mary and Joseph.

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