April Fool''s Day

Unlike most holidays, the history of April Fool''s Day, sometimes called All Fool''s Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn''t a "first April Fool''s Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it came from celebrations involving the first day of spring about 500 years ago. Originally, Fool’s day was celebrated at the end of March or April 1st, but then the day changed to January 1st. Some people in the countryside didn’t get the news and continued to celebrate New Year’s on April 1st. People began to call these people “April fools.” Today it is a lighthearted celebration when people play jokes on each other.