Originally , the day was a sad remembrance of the slaughter of the innocent children by king herod .
最初,这一天是一个纪念被希律王屠杀的无辜小孩的哀悼日。
Seeing how enamored her new husband ( herod antipas ) was with her daughter ( his step-daughter salome ) she offered the girl to him in exchange for the arrest of st john .