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April Fools’ Day: Know About The Day, Its History And Origin

April Fools’ Day: Know About The Day, Its History And Origin

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Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:16 AM GMT

Excerpt: This day is celebrated with pranks, jokes and lots of laughter

Every year, April 1 is celebrated as April Fools' Day across the world. This is a day dedicated to unlimited laughter, jokes, and happiness. Usually, people pull each other's legs and play pranks. On this occasion, people come up with hilarious ideas to surprise their loved ones or friends and then reveal in the end that it was all fake mainly, said or done to mark the occasion. April Fools' Day is being celebrated by various cultures through the centuries.

It is said that the day was first celebrated in Europe.

History and origin

Why do we celebrate this day or when did it start? Well, the exact origin of April Fools' Day is still a mystery. No one knows who exactly started with this or invented this. However, historians speculate that it dates back to 1582. It was back in the time when France switched to the Gregorian calendar from the Julian calendar.

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