Friday, April 1, 2016

 April Fools Day:

April fools day is one of the most light hearted days of the year. It is basically a joke day where anybody can pull a little trick or prank on someone else. And it is always held on the first day of April. No one really knows for sure the origins to April Fools Day but there are some theories. One theory that some people believe was because ancient cultures like romans celebrated new year's day on or around April 1st and in medieval times the majority of Europe celebrated on march 25 so it was the same time around. But them in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar to replace the old one and so new years was shifted to January 1st. According to a popular explanation many people either refused to accept the new date or did not learn about it and kept celebrating new year’s day on April 1st. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalist, sending them on a fool’s errand or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually the practice spread throughout Europe. There are a lot of other theories but this is just one of them. The pros of this day is having a good laugh but the con is someone can get carried away.


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