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Detailed explanation-1: -The feast is observed by Western churches on December 28 and in the Eastern churches on December 29. The slain children were regarded by the early church as the first martyrs, but it is uncertain when the day was first kept as a saint’s day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Holy Innocents Day, observed annually on December 28th. The day commemorates the execution of the innocent, male children in Bethlehem as told in Matthew 2:16.

Detailed explanation-3: -Holy Innocents Day Honor the sacrifice of the Holy Innocents and celebrate the children in your life today.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is one of the most popular and entertaining Christmas traditions in Spain. December 28 is the day when everyone is allowed to play practical jokes and when it is customary to buy prank items at Christmas markets like the one in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid.

Detailed explanation-5: -December 28 Anthony the Hermit (ca. 468 – ca. 520), also known as Anthony of Lérins, is a Christian who is venerated as a saint. He was born in the ancient Roman province of Valeria (now Hungary), then part of the Hunnic Empire.