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单词 Childermas
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Childermas

/ˈtʃɪldəmas /
noun archaic
The feast of the Holy Innocents, 28 December.In Spain and Hispanic countries like Mexico, Childermas is rather like April Fools Day is in America and France....
  • If this trend continues, Christmas may go the way of Candlemas, Childermas, and Michaelmas for many Christian groups.
  • Holy Innocents Day, also known as Childermas, commemorates King Herod's massacre of all male infants in and around Bethlehem under the age of two in attempt to kill the young Christ.

Origin

Old English cildramæsse, from cildra 'of children', genitive plural of cild (see child) + mæsse (see Mass).

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