What is April Fool's Day? Read about why we celebrate April Fool's Day and its history

On April 1st, numerous people are seen pulling pranks on ir friends and family members. y are mostly seen telling false news or incident till time or person believes m. Once person realises that or person has believed ir lie, y generally shout out to person and tell m that y got pranked. se lies are always harmless lies and are meant only to have a good laugh by end of conversation or prank. Read on to kw why do we celebrate April Fool's day.

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What is April Fool's day?

April Fool's Day is celebrated annually on April 1st and has been celebrated by various cultures for many decades. Despite it being celebrated throughout world for decades and in various cultures, its precise origin remains a mystery. rituals of April Fools' Day include playing hoaxes or practical jokes at ors, sometimes shouting "April Fools!" April Fool's Day joke is at end of hint. Over years, media and major brands ensured long life of day where people would play pranks on each or and celebrate day.

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History of day: Why do we celebrate April Fool's Day?

Though re are many tales about roots of day and re are many ories stating why it is celebrated  way it is. Some scholars believe that April Fools' Day dates back to 1582, when France switched to Gregorian calendar from Julian calendar, as ordered by Council of Trent in 1563. In Julian calendar, as in Hindu calendar, new year began around April 1 with spring equix.

individuals who were late to get news or failed to realize that beginning of new year had shifted to January 1, continued to celebrate it throughout last week of March through April 1st. Those individuals became subject of jokes and hoaxes and were deemed "April fools."  se pranks included putting paper fish on ir backs and being named "poisson d'avril" (April fish), which was said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible man.

When is April Fool's Day celebrated?

April Fool's Day is celebrated each year on April 1st.

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Disclaimer: suggestions given in article are purely for entertainment purposes. It is important to keep safety and security of ors in mind when playing pranks. All pranks listed here are light-hearted in nature and are t meant to harass or harm people in any way.