April Fool's Day

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April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day, holiday of uncertain origin, known for practical joking and celebrated on the first of April. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1564, the date was observed as New Year's Day by cultures as varied as the Roman and the Hindu. The holiday is considered to be related to the festival of the vernal equinox, which occurs on Mar. 21. The English gave April Fool's Day its first widespread celebration during the 18th cent.

April Fool’s Day

April 1st; a day for playing practical jokes on the unsuspecting. [Western Folklore: Payton, 34]

See : Joke, Practical

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No references found			Byline: RICHARD HAMMOND WELL, I've checked my diary, iPhone and the position of the sun and April Fool's Day was definitely last week. VERDICT by The Mirror (London, England) KEEP your wits about you tomorrow as it's April 1 - otherwise known as April Fool's Day. Special day for fooling around; Family Life by Birmingham Mail (England) A week after April Fool's Day, families are invited for a walk around the site's sculpture trail and a talk about the wildlife. IN BRIEF: What's the lie of the land? by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			April 6, 2011 April 6, 2012 April 6, 2013 April 6, 2014 April 6, 2015 April 7 April 7, 2011 April 7, 2012 April 7, 2013 April 7, 2014 April 7, 2015 April 8 April 8, 2011 April 8, 2012 April 8, 2013 April 8, 2014 April 8, 2015 April 9 April 9, 2011 April 9, 2012 April 9, 2013 April 9, 2014 April 9, 2015 April Crisis of 1917 April Demonstration of 1917 April Fool's Day April Fool's Joke April Fools' Day April Theses April Theses of V. I. Lenin April Uprising of 1876 April Uprising of 1945 Aprilov, Vasil Evstatiev Aprily, Lajos Áprily, Lajos aproctous Apron apron conveyor apron feeder apron flashing apron lift apron lining apron molding apron piece apron rail apron sink apron stage apron wall aprotic solvent Aps apse			April 7, 2015 April 7th April 8 April 8, 2007 April 8, 2011 April 8, 2012 April 8, 2013 April 8, 2014 April 8, 2015 April 8th April 9 April 9, 2007 April 9, 2011 April 9, 2012 April 9, 2013 April 9, 2014 April 9, 2015 April 9th April Crisis of 1917 April Demonstration of 1917 April Fine Paper Trading Pte. Ltd. April fool April Fool! April Fool! April Fool's April Fool's April Fool's Day April Fool's Joke April Fool's Joke April fools April fools April Fools Day April Fools Day April Fools Day April Fools Joke April Fools Joke April Fools' April Fools' April Fools' day April Fools' day April Fools' jokes in the mainstream media April Fools' jokes in the mainstream media April Fools’ Day April Philips Design Works April showers bring May flowers April Sound Property Owners' Association April Theses April Theses of V. I. Lenin April Thesis April Uprising April Uprising of 1876 April Uprising of 1945 April's Fools April's Fools April-7 April-Fools' Day April-Fools' Day

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