Articles about 'April Fool's Day'
April 1st, 2011
April 1st is April Fools Day which means that in the US, France and elsewhere around the world, people will be playing pranks on each other.
I was pleased and surprised to learn that it’s also celebrated in Indonesia and Bangladesh!
Linda N. wrote from Indonesia…
"The same in Indonesia, we call it April Mop. Many...
April 1st, 2010
Here are some proverbs and quotes about fools in honor of April Fools Day…
-If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings.
-Don’t give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.
-Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
-It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.
-Let...
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March 31st, 2009
“The first day of April you may send a fool whither you will.”
There are two tricks that have been customarily done on April Fool’s Day around the world. One of the oldest tricks was to pin something to the back of the unsuspecting person. Sometimes it was a cardboard fish, sometimes a note...
March 28th, 2006
It’s traditional in many countries in the west to play tricks on people on April 1st.
The earliest evidence of this is from France. There, the tradition is called Poisson d’avril or April Fish, since, on that day, the French will often tape a cardboard fish onto someone’s backside or send them on...
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