From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave your ...

Today is April Fools’ Day, the annual holiday that celebrates pranking, hoaxes, and all manner of horseplay and tomfoolery. But why? Where did this faux holiday come from? Why do we do this to each ...

People are known to pull pranks on April 1st, but how did April Fools' Day begin and why? Here's all you need to know about ...

Historians trace April Fools' back to 1582, but the origin itself is shrouded in mystery according Stephen Winick of the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center. The History Channel reports that ...

Here’s the history of April Fools’ Day and which restaurants are running April Fools' Day price cuts instead of pranks today, Tuesday, April 1.

In France, the day is known as poisson d’avril, or “April Fish,” and has long had a fish-themed pranking tradition. In modern times, it’s become more of a day for children to relish in attaching paper ...

Easter on April Fools' Day is a thing. One of the most important holidays in Christianity, here's when the two coincided ...

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The global celebration of silliness observed in many countries around the world but not always at the same time.

April Fools' Day, a day of pranks and hoaxes, is believed to have originated in France in the 1500s. The holiday may have stemmed from the transition to the Gregorian calendar, which caused ...

The origins of April Fools’ Day are uncertain, but potentially linked to France's transition to the Gregorian calendar, the medieval Feast of Fools or the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria.

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave ...