April Fool's Day 2020

April Fool's Day 2020: 

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April Fool's Day 2020

how Chaucer, calendar confusion and Hilaria led to jokes and pretend news
April Fool's Day is around the corner, falling on a Wednesday this year. it is a practice in Western societies to need part in pranks and jokes on April 1 each year, taken as an opportunity by many to inflict some quick humour into an otherwise ordinary day.

But how did the day of trickery begin – and therefore the way is it celebrated around the world today? Here is everything you want to understand.

The first fool
The origins of the day are uncertain. One common April Fool's theory is that the tradition stems from the introduction of the calendar in 1582 across continental Europe.

When Pope Vicar of Christ required New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1 instead of the tip of March, the joke was on those who missed the memo and celebrated New Year’s Day on April 1. Those caught out were inevitably made fun of, and sent on fools' errands.

However, because Britain didn't adopt the new calendar until 1752, it's almost certain that April Fool's Day didn't appear within the united kingdom during this fashion.

Some say the day was initially inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The narration, written in 1392. within the 'Nun's Priest's Tale', the poet describes how the vain rooster Chauntecleer is tricked by a fox, 32 days since the beginning of March, which coincides with April 1:

April Fool's Day 2020: 

Whan that the month within which the world bigan,

When the month within which the world began,

That highte March, whan God first maked man,

Which is called March, when God first made man,

Was compleet, and passed were also,

Was complete, and passed were also,

Syn March [was gon], thritty dayes and two,

Since March had gone, thirty days and two,

Bifel that Chauntecleer in al his pryde

Befell that Chauntecleer altogether his pride.

Another theory places the pranks of April Fool's Day within the passing of the first day of spring. Festivals have historically marked the tip of winter with mischief, just like the traditional Roman festival of Hilaria. On the first day after the vernal equinox, citizens would celebrate the tip of the winter gloom by dressing in disguises and attending masquerades.

In reality, the origins of annual mischief on April 1 are lost among tales of national mythology and time. Every society offers a special story about how April Fool's Day started. It became a cornerstone of the annual calendar by the 1700s, marking April 1 because the funniest day of the year.

The best April Fool's Day pranks
Over the years, there are some weird and wonderful jests that have made a fool out of all people.

1. Fools' Day Parade
Since 1986, press releases for the the massive apple City day Day Parade - which doesn't exist - are issued each year.

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