2017年3月30日 · April Fools’ Day—occurring on April 1 each year—has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. April Fools' Day traditions include...

Although many theories have been proposed, the exact origin of April Fools' Day is not exactly known. A disputed association between 1 April and foolishness is in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392). [3]

April Fools’ Day, in most countries the first day of April. It received its name from the custom of playing practical jokes on this day—for example, telling friends that their shoelaces are untied or sending them on so-called fools’ errands.

2024年3月1日 · Historians have several theories about the origins of April Fools’ Day, but it’s clear that the tradition of prank-pulling is centuries old. One possible explanation for the holiday comes from an ancient Roman festival called Hilaria, which was celebrated near the start of April.

2024年4月1日 · Historians aren't pulling your leg when they say no one is quite sure about the origins of April Fools' Day. April 1, the annual day of shenanigans, pranks, tricks and hoaxes, falls on...

Here, we sneak a peek at the history of April Fools' Day to understand how April 1st turned into the silly celebration we know and love today. How much do you know about the origins of this unofficial holiday and how people around the world celebrate it?

2016年3月28日 · The tale that April Fools’ Day derives from a calendar change in France exists in several versions, including one cited in Jack Santino’s All Around the Year. In this version, the change occurred because of the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, which France adopted in 1582.

2024年3月29日 · One story goes that April Fools’ Day began with France’s 1564 Edict of Roussillon, which decreed that New Year’s Day, historically observed on Easter by Christians, was moved to January 1 as France switched to the Gregorian calendar from the Julian calendar.

2022年4月1日 · Experts debate the origin of April Fools’ Day, but its history covers centuries of April Fools’ pranks, from family high jinks to office pranks (like having your co-worker call a funny...

2024年4月1日 · Why is April Fools’ Day on April 1? One origin story starts in France, where one source states that April Fools’ Day may have begun as far back as 1582 and explains why April 1 is the special...