Why is April Fool's Day not a 'real' holiday?
Don't you just love playing a prank on someone on April 1,which is April Fool's Day? No one really knows how this custom started. Some believe it sort of evoluted from celebrations involving the first day of spring...
Another version is that April Fool's Day can be traced back to France in 1582. Before that year, New Year was celebrated for eight days from March 25,and ending on April 1. In 1582,the French King Charles IX introduced a new calendar called the Georgian Calender. According to this calender, New Year's Day was on January 1. However, some people continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as 'fools' by the general populace. They were made fun of, and were made the butt of other practical jokes.
Pranks performed on April Fool's Day range from the simple to the elaborate. Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag in hostels and boarding schools. Whatever the prank, the trickester usually ends it by yelling to his victim, 'April Fool'.
Practical jokes are common practice on April Fool's Day. Sometimes, elaborate practical jokes are played on friends or relatives that last the entire day. Even the news media sometimes get involved.
Everyone goes to school or work on April Fool's Day. So it is not a holiday in the strict sense of the word. It's simply a fun day, but a day on which you must be careful, or you may be the next April Fool!
Here are some harmless and fun prank ideas for April Fool's Day:
Fake Bug Prank: Place small plastic bugs or spiders in unexpected places, like under their keyboard or in their drawer.
Airhorn Chair: Tape an airhorn under their office chair so it goes off when they sit down.
Screen Saver Surprise: Change their computer's desktop wallpaper to a funny or embarrassing image while they're away from their desk.
Food Coloring in Toothpaste: Squeeze some food coloring into their toothpaste tube so they get a colorful surprise when they brush their teeth.
Oreo Toothpaste: Replace the cream in Oreo cookies with toothpaste and offer them to your friend.
Frozen Breakfast: Freeze a bowl of cereal the night before and offer it to them for breakfast. They'll be surprised when they can't scoop any out!
Fake Phone Call: Use a fake phone call app to set up a fake conversation with a celebrity or someone unexpected calling them.
Remember, the goal is to have fun and make your friend laugh, so always keep it light-hearted and considerate of their feelings.
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