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Day of the Holy Innocents

Christian observance that commemorates the execution of the male children in Bethlehem as told in Matthew 2:16
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Day of the Holy Innocents

Summary

Day of the Holy Innocents is a world day[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Day of the Holy Innocents's instance of is recorded as world day[3].
  • Day of the Holy Innocents's instance of is recorded as tradition[4].
  • Day of the Holy Innocents's Commons category is recorded as Massacre of the Innocents[5].
  • Day of the Holy Innocents's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as December 28[6].
  • Day of the Holy Innocents's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].
  • Day of the Holy Innocents's different from is recorded as April Fools' Day[8].

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Context

Recorded instance of include world day[3] and tradition[4].

Why It Matters

Day of the Holy Innocents has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 6w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → d/dia-de-los-santos-inocentes
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: d/dia-de-los-santos-inocentes, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  3. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → world day, tradition
    Different from → April Fools' Day
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27704, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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