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April Fools Day

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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. Author not available, APRIL FOOL'S DAY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
April Fools' Day
...It resembles the Hilaria festival of ancient Rome (March 25) and the Holi festival of India (ending March 31). The custom of playing April Fools' jokes was brought to America by the British. April Fools' Day April Fools' Day April Fools' Day Read more
April Fool's Day
A·pril Fool's Day (also A·pril Fools' Day ) • n. April 1, in many Western countries traditionally an occasion for playing tricks. Also called All Fools' Day . Read more

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April Fools' Day.(Opinion & Editorial)
; APRIL Fools Day is a day for fooling around a bit a day for practical jokes. The April Fools Day custom came from Europe, although there...first instead of April first. Others say April Fools Day came from the Roman festival of the Hilaria... Read more
There's something fishy about April Fools Day; Try these ideas for fun spring mischief
; ...precisely how or when April 1 became April Fools Day. Some people say it started when...April 1 was widely celebrated as April Fools Day long before Jan. 1 became universally...made of vegetables. Have a great April Fools Day, all of you! And ... Read more
Gotta LAUGH at your foolishness April Fools' Day comes every day
; Gotta LAUGH at your foolishness April Fools' Day comes every day Monday, April...BARDEN So what makes an April Fool? April Fools' Day, as we know it, first evolved...the Julian calendar. These days, April Fools' Day tends to pass by rather ... Read more
VISIT SITES FOR APRIL FOOLS' DAY.(LIVING)(Site-seeing)
; ...on one end or the other of an April Fools' Day gag. No pranks here - just sites...the history and the habits of April Fools' Day. Follow their links for more fun...might win $1,000. Some of the April Fools' Day cards may seem to have naughty... Read more
Two in one April Fools' Day, THE STAR
; ...YEAR on 1st April, millions celebrate...Western culture; April Fools' Day. On this day...interest in this day? And how has...the story of "April Fools' Day", or "All Fools...New Year's Day on 1st April. Others took...them "April ... Read more
APRIL FOOLS' DAY JUST AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.(NEWS)
; ...According to the Book of Days, the April Fools' Day tradition is on the wane. ``In...the 20th century has progressed, April Fools' Day appears to have been observed...reason for the persistence of April Fools' Day is that children in the United... Read more
1st fishing day yields 'April fool'
; ...are. April Fools. My waders...before: I'm an April Fool. I just...on opening day. I had to...all, opening day. There's a...stove ... and April 1 is months away. But April 1 is a special day. Sometimes, the hardiest April fools are rewarded...And this ... Read more
APRIL FOOLS' DAY GETS SERIOUS
; It's no joke -- April Fools' Day returns Saturday, bringing the...lottery tickets, the hot item for April Fools' Day 2000 at Spencer Gifts in the Fox...sure if her daughters knew about April Fools' Day. But the two are already using... Read more
BITS & BYTES; Museum of Hoaxes; April Fools Day; BBC Fools the Nation
; ...notable day than an actual holiday, April Fools' Day is, as Mark Twain so memorably...readers to post comments. --MH . April Fools Day -- www. thefoolsday.com Before...most famous and best loved of April Fools' Day pranks is the spoof spaghetti... Read more
Joke's on you!/ April Fools' Day means pranks - funny and foul
; The No. 1 rule for pranks on April Fools' Day: First, do no harm. That's why...Rodney Ferguson plagued his mom on April Fools' Day for years. So the year he was...clean jockey shorts - except that April Fools' Day when she sewed up the fly of the... Read more

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