When is April Fool’s Day? What kind of holiday is this?
Like every year, April 1 is a day associated with various jokes, jokes and pranks. This is also the moment when we need to be very vigilant. If you forget about this date, you can easily fall victim to a prank from your relatives or friends. We also need to approach information in the media with an appropriate amount of distance – we may come across news, for example, about an absurd event that was just a joke and did not actually take place. However, it’s generally easy to get the hang of it.
The history of April Fools’ Day is ambiguous. Some experts claim that the origins of the holiday date back to ancient Rome, when the New Year was celebrated on March 1. After the calendar changed from the Julian to the Gregorian in the 16th century, the beginning of the year was moved to January 1, and those who did not accept this change decided to express their opposition in a joking way.
Another theory refers to the medieval Nowruz festival, which was supposed to take place in Persia. Its purpose was to celebrate the New Year on the day of the spring equinox, around March 21. The people of that time believed that the change of season was a good time for jokes and frolics.
Traditional April Fool’s Day jokes
People’s imagination, by the way, is unbridled. There are plenty of ideas for pranking others, and creativity plays a key role here. Most often, they take the form of fake news or press advertisements. Often, fictitious information appears on social media and causes great surprise – and this is not about the fake news that commonly appears on social media, but about much, much more absurd news that not everyone falls for.
Wanting to prank others, some people decide to create fictitious events or situations that seem real, but in fact are completely made up. It is difficult to clearly indicate one joke or joke that dominates among ideas for . Their form depends on who is to be the “victim”, what relations the two parties have or where they are currently located.
April Fool’s Day jokes 2024. Three ways to fool your family
A photo of your “cousin” – if your family home has a lot of photos on the shelves and walls, you can add a famous person known to all your household members to one of them. Check how long it takes them to realize that something is wrong and an additional “family member” appears in the photo.
Set your home clocks back to winter time. It’s best to hide the phone of the person you want to fool – it will show the correct time. However, make sure that the household member is not planning anything particularly important that day that requires punctuality (e.g. a meeting, a trip). Your joke should not make anyone feel uncomfortable.
If your home uses bar soap rather than liquid soap, you can paint it with clear nail polish. The varnish will not let water into the soap, so it will not foam. Keep your ears open and wait patiently for someone to complain about “spoiled” soap.
If you want to prank your loved ones and see their honest reaction, you can decide to send an invitation to a fake event, such as a birthday. Their face after receiving such information, if they are fooled, may be worth remembering! But be careful – not everyone has the same sense of humor and distance towards themselves or their life situation. Before you play a seemingly innocent April Fool’s Day joke on someone, think whether that person will perceive it the same way you do.
April Fool’s Day ideas. Make fun of your colleagues
If you are looking for an idea for an April Fool’s Day joke at work, changing the desktop wallpaper on your friend’s computer will certainly fit into the atmosphere of this holiday. Moreover, you can “cheat” your colleagues by informing them that you are leaving the company. Each such joke may cause various reactions, but one thing is certain – the chance of success in “framing” your colleagues is high!
Source: Gazeta
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