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Origin of the April Fools' Day holiday ... April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a "fool's errand," looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks; and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.
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In Scotland, for example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior region of the body. It is called Taily Day. The origin of the "kick me" sign can be traced to this observance.
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wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm
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Article April Fools Day - Origin ... The French also have a theory that traces the origin of the custom back to the abundance of fish to be found in French streams and rivers during early April when the young fish had just hatched. These young fish were easy to fool with a hook and lure.
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www.museumofhoaxes.com/aforigin.html
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Many different explanations have been offered for the origins of April Fool’s Day, some as fanciful as April Fool jokes themselves. ... One popular though unlikely explanation focuses on the fool that Christ’s foes intended to make of him, sending him on a meaningless round of visits to Roman officals when his fate...
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www3.sympatico.ca/dwl/aprilfoolsday.html
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April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day occurs annually on April 1. The day is generally observed by playing a practical joke on a "victim" who soon becomes known as an April Fool. This custom is thought to have started in France during the ... The commonly accepted origin of April Fool's Day involves changes in the calendar.
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www3.kumc.edu/diversity/other/aprlfool.html
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The second site, Holiday Page: April Fool's Day, offered a similar explanation, although the details differed a little. According to their version, Charles IX introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1564, changing the date of the new year. ... Next, we checked out a message board devoted to the origin of April Fools' Day,
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April Fool's Day Unit ... The origin of April Fools' Day is not known exactly. There have been many guesses and ... explanations for its origin. Some believe the celebration of April Fool's Day began many years...
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The origin of April Fool's Day is uncertain, but there are lots of theories. The most commonly heard one has to do with the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Here's how Charles Panati tells it in Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things (1987):
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2096/whats-the-origin-of-april-fools-day
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The most widespread theory of the origin of April Fools’ Day is the switch from the old Julian to the Gregorian calendar (now in use) in the late 16th century. ... So while you're surfing the Web or watching TV, be wary of what you see and read, or you could end up an April Fool!
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