AprilFool’sDay愚人节AprilFool'sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands,andfooltheunsuspecting.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutitwasthoughttohaveoriginatedinFrance.Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.NewYear'swascelebratedonMarch25andcelebrationslasteduntilApril1st.WhenNewYear'sDayaschangedfromMarch25toJanuary1stinthemid-1560'sbyKingCharlesIX,thereweresomepeoplewhostillcelebrateditonApril1standthosepeoplewerecalledAprilFools.PranksperformedonAprilFool'sDayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,"Yourshoe'suntied!),totheelaborate.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool'sDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryabout"spaghettifarmers"andhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.Whatevertheprank,thetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim,"AprilFool!"AprilFool'sDayisa"for-fun-only"observance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheir"significantother"outtoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!EachcountrycelebratesAprilFool'sdifferently.InFrance,theAprilFool'siscalled"AprilFish"(Poissond'Avril).TheFrenchfooltheirfriendsbytapingapaperfishtotheirfriends'backsandwhensomediscoversathistrick,theyyell"Poissond'Avril!".InEngland,trickscanbeplayedonlyinthemorning.Ifatrickisplayedonyou,youarea"noodle".InScotland,AprilFoolsDayis48hourslongandyouarecalledan"AprilGowk",whichisanothernameforacuckoobird.TheseconddayinScotland'sAprilFool'siscalledTailyDayandisdedicatedtopranksinvolvingthebuttocks.TailyDay'sgifttoposteriorposterityisthestill-hilarious"KickMe"sign.
