April Fools' Day is already very popular because of its funny jokes and pranks. This holiday has been around for a long time, today let's join Mykingdom to learn about the origin of this interesting holiday.
What day is April Fool's Day?
April Fools' Day is also known as International Lying Day. On this day, people will play pranks and lie to tease others without worrying about getting angry. This holiday's English name is April Fool's Day. April Fools' Day takes place on the first day of April, April 1 every year. May Fools' Day 2024 will fall on Monday.
It is said that on April Fools' Day, people can lie. If they can deceive the other person, the atmosphere will be extremely happy. However, in some countries around the world, there are specific time frames, not the whole day. For example, some places believe that this game will end at noon. If after noon you still brag or tease others, you will encounter bad luck.
The story of International Liar Day
The tradition of April Fools' Day is founded on an ancient story. On the land of an ancient village, with a history of thousands of years, the villagers are famous not only for their gentleness but also for their talent for joking and playing. Even dignitaries (people who hold important positions in the village) also enjoy these jokes.
One of the most famous pranks was played on a tumultuous spring day. At that time, the villagers often had to face erratic weather in March. Perhaps because of this, the dignitaries came up with a daring joke.
One spring morning, after the villagers fell asleep under their warm blankets, they were immediately shocked to see the roadside trees being cut down. This event caused a stir in the whole village, everyone wondered who cut down the tree and what was the purpose of this. Confusion spread and pushed the villagers into debate.
But just when everyone was curious and worried, the village officials announced that it was only part of a "project" to replace old trees. However, the truth is that the newly planted plants are not beautiful flowers as they thought, but just a common and cheap plant.
Even though they knew they had been tricked, the villagers still smiled because they were told that the new trees would bring special beauty to the village. And since then, April 1 has become "Lie Day", also known as "April Fools", where people can freely lie and joke with each other, as a way to remember the terrible joke. The meeting used to take place in the village.
The origin of the holiday lies
There are many legends about the holiday, but there is still no official document about the origin of April Fools' Day . However, the most popular is still the oral story about the event that changed the French New Year calendar. The story goes that in 1564, France decided to change from using the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar promulgated by Pope Gregory XIII. Because of that holiday, the New Year celebration calendar was changed from the last week of March to January 1.
At that time, the means of communication in this country were not really popular, so this information had not yet reached people in the countryside in France. That's why these people still celebrate the new year according to the old Julian calendar. In addition, some people find that they are still following the majority and decide not to follow the new schedule even though they know it. Because of that "obstinacy", those people are called "idiots" and become a laughing stock. Since then, people started calling April 1 a lying holiday and April Fools' Day officially appeared. Gradually, these holiday pranks became a French tradition and increasingly spread to neighboring countries and became an internationally accepted festival in many other countries around the world.
April Fools' Day in different countries
Mexico celebrates Lying Day on December 28. This day was originally used to commemorate the saddest moment in the country's history because King Herod issued a decree to massacre all innocent children. The jokes on this day are meant to help lighten the atmosphere of the holiday. dark.
Scotland has up to 2 April Fools' Days . The second day of lying is used to tease people behind their backs, so it is also called "Tail-Taking Day", and those who are deceived on this day are called "gowk" (idiots).
The French call those who are deceived by the name Poissons D'Avirl, meaning "April fishes". Perhaps due to the influence of the original holiday, Vietnam also calls this day April Fool's Day.
Meaning of April Fool's Day
On April Fool's Day every year, not only in Vietnam but also in many countries around the world, people often joke and tease each other with lies and harmless jokes. This is not only a cultural beauty but also a way to relieve stress and create a comfortable atmosphere in relationships.
In modern society, daily life is often full of stress and pressure from work, study and personal life. Participating in entertainment activities such as April Fools' Day also helps people forget their worries and increases joy and connection between people.
April Fools' Day is an opportunity for you to try out cute pranks and lies. For some people, behind those harmless jokes there is often satire or a humorous message. Have you prepared pranks for the upcoming lying day?
