Everyone knows that April Fool’s Day is a lie day, everyone can freely tease others without fear of someone getting angry. But the origins, history and unique customs of these days are little known. Let’s find out and discover about this interesting lying day.
According to the old belief on April Fool’s Day everyone can brag to each other as much as possible . However, in some places there is a specific time frame, for example this game will end at noon. And if you still brag and joke after noon, you will have bad luck.
Although very popular in the world, until now, the exact origin of April Fool’s Day is still a lot of mysteries with different origins. Here are the stories that are most often mentioned when it comes to April Fools’ Day.
France is considered the home of April Fool’s Day (also known as April Fool’s Day ). In 16th century France, the annual festival season began on the first day of April. At that time, the new year was counted from April 1, because this day is considered the first of spring. But in 1582, Emperor Charles IX ordered that New Year’s Day be moved to January 1.
Bringing joy and comfort to those around is the greatest meaning of April Fool’s Day – April 1.
However, in reality, because the means of communication at that time were still backward, people transmitted information mainly by jogging, so not all people knew that there was such a change. Others know that they still do not accept the new calendar and continue to welcome the new year on April 1. This stubborn game was called “silly ” and became a laughing stock.
April Fools’ Day in English is “April fools day” , where “April fools” is April fools. In French, the home of the day of lies, the day is called “poisson d’avril” which means April Fools (poisson – fish). The first person to mention this concept was the French poet d’Amerval. Why? It is said that d’Amerval called it so because April is the month of Pisces with the symbolism of two fishes entwined. This is also the time when fish species living in temperate waters such as mackerel are most susceptible to being caught alone. Therefore, ” April Fools” became a word referring to stupidity, stupidity.
The name comes from the prank where the prankster tries to sneak a paper fish onto the victim’s back without being detected. And the name April Fools also comes from that.
Images of such fish also featured prominently on many postcards in France on the first day of April in the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
Image of fish on postcards in France.
In addition, we can also understand it in the sense that when you lie, you are “casting the bait”, those who believe in your lies are considered “fish that have been bitten”. It’s also very reasonable, isn’t it?
Over time, the April 1 joke became a tradition and spread from France to England and Scotland (18th century) . The British and French introduced the custom of lying to the colonies in North America. Since then, April Fool’s Day has become an internationally accepted festival in many different countries.
In Vietnam, this day was also introduced soon, however, Vietnamese people are used to calling this day a day of lies, thus invisibly turning April Fool’s Day, which is a joke day, into a lying day.
April Fools’ Day has a good meaning because it is a day when people bring joy to each other through harmless lies. Lies will be freely told, as long as they do not go too far and the owner of these lies will not be punished.
April Fools’ Day is known as a day when people can bring laughter to each other . You can enjoy playing pranks that don’t harm people.
April Fool’s Day you can freely joke without fear of being angry with that person.
Besides the meaning of entertainment and bringing laughter, in each country, the April Fool’s Day joke has a distinct meaning .
April 1 is noticed in many countries. Although it is not an official holiday, it is still celebrated in many countries by spreading rumors or lying, joking about a variety of topics, making fun or teasing someone.
People in each country adopt this tradition in their own ways to tease family and friends.
Mexico celebrates Lies Day on December 28 . It was a sad moment in the history of this country because on that very day, King Herod ordered the massacre of innocent children. Therefore, the pranks are only mild in nature.
In Scotland, there are 2 April Fools Days . The second special day to tease each person’s back should be called ” Tail Claw Day” . This is considered to be the birth date of the joke ” Just kick me “. And those who are tricked are called “gowk” (fools).
April Fool’s Day in the UK.
Today, in the UK , people call people fooled on the occasion of April 1 “April Fool”, which also means fool – fool. A study in the 1950s by folklorists Iona and Peter Opie, found that in Great Britain, and in countries with traditions originating in Great Britain, including Australia, dot jokes ends at noon. A person who jokes around after noon is also a “fool”.
The French call the fools Poissons D’Avirl which means “April Fools” . And perhaps due to the influence of the French, in Vietnam we call this day April Fools’ Day.
In Scotland , April 1 is called the same name as a species of cuckoo – April “Gowks”. The name April Fool’s Day is based on the joke of trying to sneak a paper fish on the back of the “victim” without being detected.
The ancient Romans once had a holiday named Hilaria in honor of the god of resurrection Attis. The name Hilaria sounds a lot like the English word hilarity (fun). Hilaria is still somewhat preserved today under the name “Roman’s Day of Laughter”.
In Persia there is also a holiday with a similar theme, known as Sizdahbedar. On this day, which often coincides with April 1, Iranians also tease each other with funny pranks.
The best quote about April Fools’ Day: Mark Twain – famous American novelist had a very interesting comment about April Fool’s Day: “The first day of April helps us to understand our true selves. for the remaining 364 days.”
This year, April Fool’s Day is Saturday, April 1, 2023 .
“Pretend to invite friends and colleagues to eat.”
“Brother, the pants are not zippered.”
“You come down and open the door for me, I’m standing in front of your door”…
“I’ll come pick you up, let’s play together…”
“Announce the good news “2 lines” to that person…”
“Sorry, I’m Gay”.
“Someone’s looking for you down there.”
“Confess your mistake to your parents”
“Confess to Crush”