By Hallie Golden, Associated Press
From France to Iceland via the United States, the April fools day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and cannular cannular, so be sure to check the viral stations and not leave the back open to any wandering sticky note.
The custom of the jokesters have existed for hundreds of years, although its exact birth is difficult to identify. These days, depending on your location, it could be marked by a secretly pinned fish in the back of someone or a darling cushion or even flying penguins (yes, it happened).
In the United States, pranks are generally followed by cries of “Fools April!” To ensure that everyone is aware that they were the recipient without mistrust of a practical joke.
Here is something to know about the day of the April fools and its history:
Where does the day of April Fools come from?
There are many theories on the origin of this day of pranks and cannuts. It is not clear which one might be true. But what is clear is that the day of April’s fools has roots that go up hundreds of years.
An idea is that it dates back to France in 1564, when King Charles IX moved the New Year’s celebration of his one week celebration from March 25 to a celebration on January 1, according to the Congress Library. Those who have forgotten or who have never been informed of the change have been mocked. Although the library notes that the true story of the new year is more complicated, because different parts of the country have observed it in different days.
According to the library, a similar theory binds the day of the April fools to the change of 1582 from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. But that explains that this type of original story has been used to explain several holidays and can be more a “migrant legend”.
And then there is the theory that it could be linked to the Vernal Equinox on March 21, which is known as a day when people are deceived by unexpected weather changes, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
Whatever its origin, the first time that there was a clear reference to the day was in 1561 when the Flemish writer Eduard de Dene wrote in his poem on a nobleman sending his servant to unnecessary tasks, according to the Congress Library. The servant quickly realizes that he was “sent to” fool’s races “because it is April 1,” said the library.
What are the most famous pranks of the Fête des évociles in April?
In 2021, the first at the time, Lady Jill Biden, pretended to be on -board hostess on an airplane from California in Washington. She had a name of namenge “jasmine” and passed out from the rods of dove ice cream while wearing a black mask, black pants and a wig. A few minutes later, “Jasmine” reappeared without the wig – turning to be Jill Biden, laughing and proclaiming: “April Fools!”
The co-founders of Google Larry Page and Sergey Brin became known to announce bizarre ideas every day of April fish shortly after starting their business over a quarter of a century ago. One year, Google has published a job opening for a Copernican research center on the moon. Another year, the company said it was planning to deploy a “scratching and sniff” feature on its search engine.
In 1992, the NPR “Talk of the NPR” program announced that former President Richard Nixon, who resigned in 1974, was presented to the presidency, according to the Museum of Hoaxes. An actor had usurped the identity of Nixon to say: “I have never done anything wrong, and I will not do it again.”
Outside the United States, one of the most notable pranks involved the BBC World Service in 1980 declaring that Big Ben would become a digital clock and renamed Dave Dave, according to the British Parliament.
How is April fools day celebrated around the world?
From Scotland to Iceland via the United States, the day is widely honored.
In France, the day is known as April Fools, or “April Fish”, and has long been a tradition of farce on the theme of fish. In modern times, it has become more a day for children to savor by attaching paper fish to the back of their friends, says Atlas Obscura.
In Scotland, April Fools has a story of being a two -day event. April 1 is known as “Gowkie Day” or “Hunt the Gowk,” said Encyclopedia Britannica. Gowk is a term used to describe a fool. On April 2, the celebration could become more physical, with children ending “Kick Me” panels on the back of people.
The day is also celebrated in Iceland, in order to bring people to “Hlaupa APRíl” or to “do an April race”. In other words, to deceive someone in a way that makes them travel in a different place. Press agencies are also known to participate in people who are stuffing. In 2014, for example, Iceland Review published a story with the title, “Google Signs takes care of Iceland”, saying that the false news were part of “a long -standing tradition of the Icelandic media”.
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