Childermas

E327749

Christian feast day religious observance

Childermas is a Christian feast day commemorating the massacre of the Holy Innocents by King Herod, traditionally observed on December 28 in Western churches.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Childermas canonical	1
Tag der Heiligen Unschuldigen Kinder	1
“The Holy Innocents”	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3113396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Childermas
Context triple: [Feast of the Holy Innocents, alsoKnownAs, Childermas]

A. Vigil of Christmas
The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
B. The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
C. Candlemas
Candlemas is a Christian feast day observed on February 2 that commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, traditionally marked by the blessing of candles.
D. Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree is a symbolic depiction of Jesus’ genealogy and the biblical story of salvation history, traditionally used during Advent to prepare for Christmas.
E. Little Brothers of Mary
The Little Brothers of Mary, commonly known as the Marist Brothers, are a Catholic religious institute of brothers dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth, especially the most vulnerable.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Childermas
Target entity description: Childermas is a Christian feast day commemorating the massacre of the Holy Innocents by King Herod, traditionally observed on December 28 in Western churches.

A. Vigil of Christmas
The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
B. The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
C. Candlemas
Candlemas is a Christian feast day observed on February 2 that commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, traditionally marked by the blessing of candles.
D. Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree is a symbolic depiction of Jesus’ genealogy and the biblical story of salvation history, traditionally used during Advent to prepare for Christmas.
E. Little Brothers of Mary
The Little Brothers of Mary, commonly known as the Marist Brothers, are a Catholic religious institute of brothers dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth, especially the most vulnerable.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	King Herod the Great ⓘ linked to: Herod the Great
associatedWithPractice	prayers for children ⓘ reflection on violence against the innocent ⓘ special Mass readings about the Holy Innocents ⓘ
basedOnBiblicalPassage	Gospel of Matthew 2:16–18 ⓘ
chronologicalRelation	celebrated within the octave of Christmas ⓘ occurs three days after Christmas Day ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Western liturgical calendars ⓘ
commemorates	Massacre of the Holy Innocents ⓘ linked to: Massacre of the Innocents infant boys killed in Bethlehem ⓘ victims of King Herod ⓘ
feastType	martyrs' feast ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Feast of the Holy Innocents ⓘ Holy Innocents' Day ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Holy Innocents
hasCategory	Christian holy days ⓘ Christian liturgical feasts of the Christmas season ⓘ December observances ⓘ Feasts of Jesus Christ ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin	early Christian commemoration of the Bethlehem infants ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	feast (in many Western rites) ⓘ
hasSymbol	blood of the innocents ⓘ infant martyrs ⓘ palm of martyrdom ⓘ
honors	Holy Innocents ⓘ child martyrs of Bethlehem ⓘ
linkedToEventInLifeOfJesus	events surrounding the Nativity ⓘ
linkedToFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
liturgicalColor	red ⓘ
liturgicalSeason	Christmas season ⓘ linked to: Christmas Christmastide ⓘ
observedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ linked to: European Lutheran churches Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide some other Western Christian denominations ⓘ
observedOn	28 December ⓘ December 28 ⓘ
observedOnInTradition	28 December in Western churches ⓘ
partOf	General Roman Calendar (historically) ⓘ linked to: General Roman Calendar
relatedToEvent	Flight into Egypt ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ
theologicalTheme	divine protection of Christ ⓘ innocent suffering ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Feast of the Holy Innocents → alsoKnownAs → Childermas ⓘ

Heilige Unschuldige Kinder → hasAlternativeName → Tag der Heiligen Unschuldigen Kinder ⓘ

subject linked to: “Heilige Unschuldige Kinder” (German)

linked to: Childermas

Lord Weary’s Castle → hasPart → “The Holy Innocents” ⓘ