Niños Inocentes is celebrated by some people in the Philippines like
April Fools' Day ("inocente" has the connotation of gullibility).
Pranksters play tricks like borrowing money without the intention of
paying back.
Niños Inocentes is a Christmas tradition celebrated every 28th of December in the Philippines,
and celebrated in other countries as the Holy Innocents' Day or
Childermas. It commemorates the innocent male infants and boys under two
years of age who were killed by order of King Herod of Judea, seeking
Jesus Christ's death. This horrible occurrence took place two years
following the Magi's sighting of the Star of Bethlehem. King Herod made
this order as soon as he realized that he was deceived by the Three
Kings whom he asked to lead him to the Messiah. He wanted to kill the
Infant Jesus, whom he considered a threat to his throne (Matthew
2:16-18). Not knowing where to find Jesus, he ordered the killing of all
boys under two years old. Jesus was spared because the Holy Family had
fled to Egypt before the massacre was carried out.
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