April Fools’ Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on April 1st. Sometimes referred to as All Fools Day, April 1st is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day where many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good hu-moured or funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying so-phistication on friends, family mem-bers, teachers, neighbors, work asso-ciates and others.
The earliest recorded association between April 1st and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”(1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1st as New Years Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references. For more information on this you can research the history of this holiday online.
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