{"id":114510,"date":"2020-12-28T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T07:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/blog\/the-holy-innocents-day\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:23:05","slug":"the-holy-innocents-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/the-holy-innocents-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holy Innocents Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>On December 28th, the day of the Holy Innocents is celebrated in Spain and in South America. But what is it about? Let&#8217;s discover the origins of this celebration considered a pagan-religious tradition and how it is celebrated in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af9c9ca5e287\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af9c9ca5e287\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/the-holy-innocents-day\/#Origin-of-the-Holy-Innocents-Day\" >Origin of the Holy Innocents Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/the-holy-innocents-day\/#The-Day-of-the-Holy-Innocents-since-the-Middle-Ages\" >The Day of the Holy Innocents since the Middle Ages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/the-holy-innocents-day\/#How-is-Innocents-Day-celebrated\" >How is Innocents&#8217; Day celebrated?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3c; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origin-of-the-Holy-Innocents-Day\"><\/span>Origin of the Holy Innocents Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If on the one hand we are used to playing tricks on our friends, family or co-workers, making them see that they have been &#8220;fools&#8221;, on the other hand the origin of this tradition is very cruel since it is based on a tragedy that goes back more than 2,000 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christianity, began to celebrate this day to\u00a0commemorate the death of children who were murdered by order of King Herod I the Great. The Three Wise Men went to visit him in Jerusalem, according to the Gospel of St. Matthew. They explained that they were looking for the future king of Israel, the Messiah, announced in the Old Testament, who had just been born as demonstrated by the appearance of a new star in the sky. Herod asked the Three Men to indicate the place where the Messiah would be born, but they did not do so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angry and not wanting to lose his power, the king sent an army of soldiers to Bethlehem. He ordered them to kill all children under the age of two, so to be sure that the newborn, Jesus of Nazareth, and future king of Israel, would die. However, the child managed to survive because his family escaped in time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/descarga-min.jpeg\" alt=\"The Holy Innocents Day\" width=\"393\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The name of this celebration, Holy Innocents, is due to the young age of these children who could not have committed any sin. Many researchers believe that this is a legend and that this tragic episode never happened since this fact is only mentioned in one of the gospels and in no other text of the time.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3c; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-Day-of-the-Holy-Innocents-since-the-Middle-Ages\"><\/span>The Day of the Holy Innocents since the Middle Ages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like many other religious traditions, also the Day of the Holy Innocents was merged with a pagan rite in the Middle Ages. It was celebrated on the days between Christmas and New Year. It was a\u00a0kind of carnival\u00a0in which people dressed up and there was music and a lot of food. Also, behaviors unacceptable on other dates were allowed. Young people dressed up as priests and even chose their bishops and pope for the day. A world turned upside down to protest against the harsh situation imposed by the church.\u00a0 A certain similarity in the anti-conformist and evasive character of this festival is found in some celebrations of Ancient Greece and Rome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celebrated mainly in France, England, Germany and Italy, this festival was even represented by Victor Hugo in\u00a0<em>N\u00f4tre Dame de Paris.<\/em>\u00a0Nowadays the jokes are more &#8220;childish&#8221; and this tradition has spread almost all over the world, although in countries like Germany, France, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil and Canada it is celebrated on\u00a0April 1st\u00a0under the name of\u00a0All Fools&#8217; Day.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; color: #3a3a3c; text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EL-CAMINO-PORTUGUE%CC%81S-DESDE-VALENC%CC%A7A-7-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"364\" \/><\/h2>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"131031\" class=\"elementor elementor-131031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2d723a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2d723a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea154ff\" data-id=\"7ea154ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d451f13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d451f13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229db094\" data-id=\"229db094\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78515af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78515af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PRACTICAL GUIDE<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc84fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc84fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FREE DOWNLOAD<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2204a581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2204a581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our FREE Practical Guide to the Camino de Santiago. 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These jokes are not too serious and are made with the intention of having a good time together. Among the most common ones we find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The telephone joke<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exchange sugar for salt<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Changing the clock hours<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paste a coin on the floor<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tie a bill to a string and pull it out when the &#8220;victim&#8221; tries to grab it<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paste a ticket with a funny message on someone&#8217;s back without them noticing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All over Spain this party is celebrated in original ways and, during the <strong>Innocent Gala<\/strong>, funds are raised for children&#8217;s organizations. This is a charity event that has been held since 1995. In addition, throughout the peninsula &#8220;battles&#8221; are held with eggs (in Fraga -Huesca) and with flour (in Ibi-Alicante), young people dress up and participate in the <strong>Dance of the Crazy<\/strong> (in Jalance-Valencia). Moreover, in cities like Montserrat, Burgos and Palencia, they even dress up a child as a bishop.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/di\u0301a-de-los-santos-inocentes-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"d\u00eda de los Santos Inocentes\" width=\"514\" height=\"386\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember not to fall for any jokes this 28 of December if you are in Spain or South America!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 28th, the day of the Holy Innocents is celebrated in Spain and in South America. But what is it about? 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