It is Fools’ Day! April Fools’ Day also know as All Fools’ Day celebrated on every April 1st which means it is the day when you set some pranks on others and crack jokes.
Its exact origins remain a mystery, we are going to embrace the light in hope to find the origin of April Fools’ Day by the media, Wikipedia and different sources.
Origins of April Fools’ Day
According to the History.com, Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1.
And people who did not have any idea about the new year had shift to the January 01 and celebrate it during through April 01 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called “April Fools”.
Wikipedia has their own version of the origin of April Fools’ Day.
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5 Facts about April Fools’ Day
Fact #1: Many countries celebrate April Fools’ but in a different style.
In Russia, they have different version to celebrate this day, tossed person from the Palace Bridge into the River Neva. If the person survives, pulled-out, given a paper crown and a penny whistle, tossed again.
Fact #2: Fools’ Mail
The Google Mail was launched at the April 1st, 2004 and as it offered the super-cool mailing features that consider as a prank.
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Fact #3: Scotland 2 days of celebration
In Scotland, the April Fools’ Day celebrated for 2 days which is called “hunting the gowls”. They’ve used the “Gowks” words for the people who are the victims of the pranks, means a cuckoo-symbol for fool. On the second day, pranks involve the backside which is might be the origin of “kick me” sign.
Fact #4: Korean Celebrations
April 1st; it’s the only day when Korean Royal Family is allowed to lie and set pranks.
Fact #5: Unpredictable Weather
It was also linked to the first day of spring, when the weather is unpredictable.
