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ChildermasDecember 28, Holy Innocents' Day, or Childermas is when the slaughter of the children by Herod is commemorated, and so this was widely held to be the unluckiest day of the year. According to folklore, no new project should be embarked upon this date, for it will surely end in failure; nor should new clothes be worn for the first time. Even simple household chores such as washing and trimming fingernails should not be attempted. However, in parts of northern England, children's parties are often held on this day and in Spain and Latin America, pranks are played that are similar in nature to April Fool's Day's ones.
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