Ok, I admit, I forgot that today was April 1st. I wish I was more on the ball and could think up some awesome and grand prank to pull on all of you via my blog; but alas, my creativity seems not to include pranks...
Oh ye tall tales... spinning a good yarn is a talent.... Maybe I can dream up something for next year...
"April Fools' Day or
All Fools' Day, although not a
holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on
April 1. The day is marked by the commission of
hoaxes and other
practical jokes of varying sophistication on
friends,
family members,
enemies, and
neighbors, or sending them on a
fool's errand, the aim of which is to
embarrass the gullible.
Traditionally, in some countries, the jokes only last until
noon: like UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".
[1] Elsewhere, such as in Ireland, France, and the USA, the jokes last all day." - Quoted from
WikipediaOrigins
"The origin of April Fools' Day is obscure. One likely theory is that the modern holiday was first celebrated soon after the adoption of the
Gregorian Calendar; the term referred to someone still adhering to the
Julian Calendar, which it replaced.
[2] In many pre-
Christian cultures
May Day (May 1) was celebrated as the first day of summer, and signalled the start of the spring planting season. An April Fool was someone who did this prematurely. Another origin is that April 1 was counted the first day of the year in France. When King Charles IX changed that to January 1, some people stayed with April 1. Those who did were called "April Fools" and were taunted by their neighbors.
[citation needed] In the eighteenth century the festival was often posited as going back to the times of
Noah. An English newspaper article published on April 13th, 1789 said that the day had its origins when he sent the raven off too early, before the waters had receded. He did this on the first day of the Hebrew month that corresponds with April.
[3] A possible reference to April Fools' Day can be seen in the
Canterbury Tales (ca 1400) in the Nun's Priest's tale, a tale of two fools: Chanticleer and the fox, which took place on March 32nd" - Quote from
WikipediaFor anyone wanting a good April Fool's Day Joke, I recommend this
BBC youtube video (very amusing).
