Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little tricks. April Fools' Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it's not even relegated to one day in April, cracking the calendar wide open for multi-seasonal chaos.
-- Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little tricks.
April Fools' Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it's not even relegated to one day in April, cracking the calendar wide open for multi-seasonal chaos. Of course, whether such prankery even crosses your path has more to do with the company you keep than the places you live, but it's fun to see what other countries are up to when they're feeling a little Fools-ish. What you do with this information is beyond our control. Take it as inspiration, or as a simple warning that you are never truly safe from April Fools' thrall.
Interestingly enough, fish are also considered a lucky symbol in many areas of the world, and are important in a lot of New Year's traditions. If you really want to go down an April Fools' rabbit hole, one apocryphal origin theory suggests that when France switched from the Julian calendar to the current Gregorian calendar in the 1500s, people thought it would be funny to jokingly celebrate the old "New Year's" and make fun of people who forgot the change.
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