April fool's day

           April fool’s Day

When is April fool’s day?

Wednesday, April 1 (so be aware)

What is the purpose of April fool’s day?

April Fools' Day (sometimes called April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day) is celebrated every year on the first day of April as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes and their victims are known as "April fools". Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained on subsequent days. Popular since the 19th century, the day is not a national holiday in any country, but it is well known in Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States.

In the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March, in most of Europe. The feast’s octave was 1 April. The holiday may have originated in France as part of the shift to celebrating New Year's on 1 January, a move formalized as part of the 1564 Edict of Roussillon. It may have appeared earlier in Chaucer, but this is now generally discounted.

What few theories behind April Fool’s day?

April Fools' Day: it's the best or the worst day of the year, depending on how well you can take a joke.

But how did the annual prank fest begin?

The day's origin is a mystery. The most popular theory is that it began in the 1500s, when France adopted the Gregorian calendar, shifting New Year celebrations from late March to January, National 

What are a few pros and cons of April fool’s day?

Pro’s                                             Con’s

(Have a good laugh)      (It can get serious)