Show dont marry the girl day after christmas I 1 if you believe the early monks dont select the day after christmas to get married start a new job or put on that new suit its Childer mass day commemorating the slaughter of the holy innocents by herod and in the car early days was considered an occasion of the he greatest ill omen children according to legend were soundly whipped childer mass day to impress on their minds the story of the be baby martyrs so intense was the fear of this unfortunate festival that the coronation of En glands king edward IV was as postponed in order to avoid the fatal date |