April fools is a day where people may prank you and get a couple of laughs out of it. This day is also one of embarrassment as you might get pranked hard and is usually one that stays in the books.
Ever wonder when or why April fools such a stupid yet funny tradition was made. April fools day started on April 1, 1508 when the french poet, Eloy d’Amervel referred to a poisson d’avril, this was probably the first introduction to April Fools. Then in 1539, Flemish poet Eduard de Dene wrote of a noblemen who sent his servants on foolish errands on April 1st.
Many different countries have different traditions when it comes to April fools. In the United Kingdom, the person who is fooling the person says April fools and the person fooled is called the April fool.
In Nordic Countries, most news media outlets post exactly one fake news article usually on the front of the newspaper but not as the headlines.
In Switzerland, people usually try to put paper fishes onto others without them noticing and newspapers also release a fake article in which their is a reference of a fish to give the reader a hint that it is fake.
April fools has made it to popular culture as many individuals now relate this day to the pranks and laughs that it surrounds itself with. We might watch Just for Gags here and then but on April 1st we all gather around to joke with our buddies and see who gets the last laugh. As we have seen the popularity in these pranks we have seen many movies that revolve around this tradition. In 1957, BBC had posted a news clip about people in Switzerland who were harvesting spaghetti and I mean not the long sticks that we boil but the actual cooked spaghetti that we eat at dinner. After this news broadcast had been aired many people around the country of England were calling in asking were they could find this harvest and their phone lines had been buzzing non-stop. Later next day the BBC had to air a public apology telling others that this was only just a prank for April Fools.
As you can see this tradition has been passed down for many centuries and is a nice way to kick off spring and a new month.