Tavong From Colombia, joined Jul 2001, 834 posts, RR: 5 Posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1005 times:
I'm sorry to ask and i'm going to look like a complete idiot but here in My country there is no "april's fool" ,i can get some if what is by the name but can anyone explain me what is exactly April's fool and what does it celebrate and when it started?
Thanks in advance...
Gus
SKBO
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Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 991 times:
April Fool's Day is April 1.
It comes from the fact that April 1 used to be the first day of the new year. An "April Fool" was a person who forgot to change their calendar to the new year.
It has become a traditional day to play practical jokes on people or to do strange things which make other people think you are weird.
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4096 posts, RR: 12 Reply 3, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 974 times:
LMAO kaz.
Yeah, its April 1st when people play pointless jokes on each other.
N317AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 960 times:
An April Fool is a fool that decided to be a fool in April instead of the other 11 months. We have Jan Fools, May Fools, and Novemeber Fools. They just don't get as much publicity.
Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 956 times:
Quoting Tavong (Thread starter): It comes from the fact that April 1 used to be the first day of the new year. An "April Fool" was a person who forgot to change their calendar to the new year.
Hmm. Not necessarily.This is from museumofhoaxes.com:
The most widespread theory about the origin of April Fool's Day involves the Gregorian calendar reform of the late sixteenth century. Although popular, this theory has a number of problems with it.
The calendar change hypothesis might provide a reason for why April 1st specifically became the date of the modern holiday. But it is clear that the idea of a springtime festival honoring misrule and mayhem had far more ancient roots. In addition, the process by which the observance of the day spread from France to protestant countries such as Germany, Scotland, and England is left unexplained by this theory. These nations only adopted the calendar change during the eighteenth century, at a time when the tradition of April Foolery had already been well established throughout Europe. Finally, it is not clear what, if any, primary evidence (i.e. first-hand accounts written during the 16th and 17th centuries) supports the theory. The link between the calendar change and April 1st appears to be based on modern conjecture rather than archival research. Therefore, while the theory remains a possibility, it should not be treated as a fact.
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 938 times:
Perhaps then it is associated with the Rite of Spring, or a Bacchanale.
Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7338 posts, RR: 52 Reply 9, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 910 times:
It's another holiday that Hallmark can push cards over.
Flight152 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 3295 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 904 times:
Greeting cards for april fools day? I doubt they even make them.
HorizonGirl From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 784 posts, RR: 17 Reply 11, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 893 times:
April fools is the day when you pull pranks on innocent people.
Here's an example-.
I reset the orientation on the mouse, When my parents
tried to use the mouse, cursor would go in the opposite direction
than they moved it!
Petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3239 posts, RR: 13 Reply 14, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 811 times:
The way I understood it april fools came from the Netherlands.
At the first of april in the year "long ago" (forgot my history ) the Dutch city of Den Briel was captured by the Watergeuzen. They did so not by brute force but by fooling the Spanish forces. Overnight the Dutch came in on a supply vessel. They raised the Dutch flag on the church, and rang the church bells. The Spanish troops saw the flag and though they had been overrun, and fled.
Anyway, it's been long since I had history class so I might be slightly off.
Flybyguy From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 1791 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 809 times:
A classic practical joke is the dollar on a string. I tried it once on a few friends in High School. It was fun since as I tricked more and more people they began to chip in with bigger bills. I tell you a $50 bill is far more effective than a $1 bill.
"Are you a pretender... or a thoroughbred?!" - Professor Matt Miller
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