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April Fool's Day and Saint Patrick's Day

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by Daniela, Fernanda and Mariana

April Fools' Day

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.

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.

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.

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

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.

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

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April Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 each year, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. April Fools’ Day traditions include playing hoaxes or practical jokes on others, often yelling “April Fools!” at the end to clue in the subject of the April Fools’ Day prank. April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them.

Some writers obtained that April Fool's Day originated because, in the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European cities, with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on 1 April, and those who celebrated New Year's Eve on January 1 scoffed at those who celebrated on other dates for the invention of April Fool's Day. When genuine news or an important genuine request or warning is issued on April Fool's Day, there is a risk that it will be misinterpreted as a joke and ignored.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

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Some writers obtained that April Fool's Day originated because, in the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European cities, with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on 1 April, and those who celebrated New Year's Eve on January 1 scoffed at those who celebrated on other dates for the invention of April Fool's Day. When genuine news or an important genuine request or warning is issued on April Fool's Day, there is a risk that it will be misinterpreted as a joke and ignored.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

Saint Patrick's Day

This celebration happens on March 17th every year. The Saint Patrick's Day is originally from Ireland, but with the time, all the world started celebrating it. The history of this day is that Patrick used to live in Britain but when he was around 16 (sixteen) years old he was kidnapped by pirates from Ireland. He was taken to the Ireland like a slave and had to work to pirates. Until today nobody discoverd the exactly place where Patrick was hidden but they think that he was in Ireland west coast, probably in County Mayo.

In the time he was in Ireland, he used the three leaf clover to present the Christianity and thats why the clovers are important in this celebration. Thirty years after he came to Ireland he died on March 17th so the people in Ireland and in the world celebrate this day like an homage to Saint Patrick.

After years, according to Patrick version, God told to him in one dream how to escape of his kidnappers. He went to the coast where was a ship and the capitain of this ship that agreed to take Patrick back to Britain.
He came back to his family and decided to become a priest like all his family. Patrick studied to become a priest so he came back to Ireland and said that he was going evangelize the Irishs that had a different religion.

Irishs created the expression "the wearing of the green" that means use the three-leafs clover or use green clothes like the rebel soldiers. The rebel soldiers were people that dressed green uniforms in the protest and call attention from other people to the protest in Irish Rebellion, that was in year 1798 (seventeen ninety eight).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNc-NTfmPc https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_de_S%C3%A3o_Patr%C3%ADcio