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April Fool's Day is an annual custom that happens on April 1th, consisting of practical jokes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" to the person that is being pranked. Media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such in the following day. The day is not a public holiday in any country except Ondessa in Ukraine where the first of April is an official city holiday. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbour has been relatively common in the world historically.Loading...
In many English-speaking countries, mainly Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, it is a custom to say "pinch and punch for the first of the month", typically by children. The victim might respond with "a flick and a kick for being quick", and the attacker might reply with "a punch in the eye for being sly". Another custom in Britain and North America is to say "rabbit rabbit" upon waking on the first day of the month, for good luck.Loading...
Some writers affirme that April Fools' has been originated in the Middle Ages, because New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns, with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on April 1th, and those who celebrated New Year's Eve on January 1th made fun of those who celebrated on other dates by the invention of April Fools' Day. The use of January 1th as New Year's Day became common in France only in the 16th century.Loading...
People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1th and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1th became the most targered of jokes and were called “April fools.” These pranks included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril”, said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a frank person.Many books, films or television episodes have used April Fool's Day as their title or inspiration as well.
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In many English-speaking countries, mainly Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, it is a custom to say "pinch and punch for the first of the month", typically by children. The victim might respond with "a flick and a kick for being quick", and the attacker might reply with "a punch in the eye for being sly". Another custom in Britain and North America is to say "rabbit rabbit" upon waking on the first day of the month, for good luck.Loading...
People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1th and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1th became the most targered of jokes and were called “April fools.” These pranks included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril”, said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a frank person.Many books, films or television episodes have used April Fool's Day as their title or inspiration as well.
