April Fools - Interesting origins and meanings you should know

April Fool's Day, also known as a joke or a joke is a fun, exciting festival for mischievous and humorous people, which is the old custom in some countries, friends often show jokes, and the April 1 calendar year.

April Fools though not a formal holiday but still a traditional custom in many anniversary countries every year on April 1, by throwing rumors or talking, harmless jokes about very Many different topics to create fun or tease someone. However, in some places that specify a specific time frame, for example, this game will end at noon. If after the afternoon, still talk, make fun of it, there will be unlucky things.

Although this day is quite popular in the world, but the origin of how it is also is a mystery, and in each country there are different origins. Below is the origin of April Fool's Day that many people often mention in this day.

1. The origin of April Fool's Day

France is considered the hometown of April Fool's Day (also known as 1/4 lie). In the 16th century in France, the annual festive season begins on the first day of April. At that time, the new year is calculated starting from April 1 because it is considered the first day of spring. But in 1582, Emperor Charles IX ordered the first day of the new year to be returned on January 1. However, in fact, because the means of communication at that time were backward, people spread the news mainly by running so not everyone knew that there was a change. Others know that they still cannot accept the new calendar and continue to welcome the new year on April 1. This stubborn game is referred to as "silly" and becomes a joke for people.

Some people know this when they jokingly call the April 1 year "a day of lying". Since then, the name "April Fool" or "lie day" officially appeared.

With time, jokes on April 1 became a tradition and spread from France to England and Scotland (18th century). The British and the French brought lies to the colonies in North America. Since then, April Fool's Day has become an internationally accepted festival in many different countries.

2. April Fool's Day Meaning

April Fool's Day is a fun, exciting festival for mischievous people and humorous sense. This 1/4 day is held in many countries. According to customs on this day, people can freely lie, and those words are completely harmless.

All year, only one day we were spoiled for lying and teasing people in order to bring laughter and joy to life. Besides bringing laughter, in each country, the joke in April Fools' Day has a separate meaning.

3. How is the world celebrating April fish in the world?

In each country there are ways to receive and celebrate this day according to their own custom.

As in Mexico, celebrate the lie on December 28. This day is a sad moment for this country, because on that day, King Herod ordered massacre of innocent children. So the people here to forget that sad moment chose this day to be a lie, the jokes of this day are usually gentle.

In Scotland, there are two days of April Fools. During these two days, people will come up with a joke that is teasing the back of others and is called "Day of the Tail". Later on based on that joke, people developed into a new joke called "Let's kick me one shot". And those who are victims of this joke are often called "gowk" (idiots).

In England today, taking April 1 is the day of lying, the English called "April Fool" also means fool - fool. A study in the 1950s by folklore researcher Iona and Peter Opie found that in the UK and in countries with traditions originating in the UK, including Australia, the dot joke end at noon. A person who jokes after noon is also a "fool" himself.

In France, people also choose a quarterly day of a year as a lie and those who are victims of this trick are called Poissons D'Avirl which means "April fish". Later in Vietnam was also affected a bit from the French culture and also selected the fourth quarter of a year as a lie-like day of France.