April Fools' Day — celebrated on April 1 each year — has been celebrated for hundreds of years by various cultures, though its exact origin remains unclear. April Fools' Day customs include the use of jokes or jokes with others, often shouting “April Fools!” finally for reference in the April Fools' Day game. Although its straightforward history is shrouded in mystery, the April Fools' Day reception by the media and major brands has ensured the long life of an illegal holiday.
April Fools' Day origins
Some historians have suggested that April Fools' Day dates back to 1582, when France moved from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as the Council of Trent was called in 1563. In the Julius Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year started, with the spring equinox on about April 1st.
People who were late to receive the news or who could not see that the start of the new year had passed on January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March to April 1 turned into a joke and a lie and were called “April fools” These practices included the placement of paper fish on their backs and the so-called “Poisson d’April” (April fish), which is said to symbolize a small fish, easily caught by a person who is easily deceived long holiday life.
Hilario in Ancient Rome
Historians have linked April Fools' Day with festivals such as Hilario (Latin for joy), celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of March by followers of the Cybele sect. It involved people wearing costumes and mocking their fellow citizens and even magistrates and was said to have inspired the Egyptian myth of Isis, Osiris, and Seth.
Vernal Equinox and April Fools'
There is also speculation that April Fools' Day was tied to a vernal equinox, or the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature deceived people with an unpredictable climate change.
History of April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, this custom became a two-day event, first in the form of a “go wk hunt,” in which people were sent in deceptive propaganda (go wk means cuckoo bird, a fool) and then Tails Day, involved tricks played on people's buttocks, such as pin tails or "kick" symbols on them.
April Fools' Day Adventures
In modern times, people have done everything possible to create a detailed lie about April Fools' Day. Newspapers, radio and TV stations and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of reporting fictitious claims that have deceived their audiences.
In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were dealing with a recorded spaghetti plant and showing pictures of people harvesting noodles from trees. In 1985, Sports Illustrated writer George Plimpton deceived many readers when he wrote an article about a rookie named Si dd Finch who was able to throw a fast ball over 168 miles an hour.
In 1992, National Public Radio met former President Richard Nixon saying he was about to run for president and ... it was only an actor, not Nixon, and the whole half was an April Fools' Day drama that shocked the country.
In 1996, Taco Bell, a fast food chain, deceived people when it announced it had agreed to buy Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and intended to rename it Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after Burger King advertised the "Left-Handed Whopper," a host of unsuspecting customers requested a fake sandwich. Google is well known for hosting the annual April Fools' Day game, which covers everything from “telepathic search” to the ability to play Pac-Man on Google Maps. With the usual tricks, there is always the old April Fools' Day game of covering the toilet by wrapping it in plastic or removing sugar and salt.
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