April Fools' Day

There are many explanations for the April 1 have been transformed into the April Fools' Day, the day petas, Fools day (April) or day of the fools. One is that the game originated in France. Since the beginning of the sixteenth century, the New Year was celebrated on March 25, the date that marked the arrival of spring. The festivities lasted a week and ended on April 1.
In 1564, after the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, King Charles IX of France ordered the new year was celebrated on January 1. Some French resisted the change and continued to follow the old calendar, by which the years begin on April 1. Tricksters then proceeded to ridicule them, send gifts weird and invitations to parties that did not exist. These games became known as plaisanteries.
In English-speaking countries on the lie is usually known as April Fool's Day, "Fools' Day (April)", in Italy and in France it is called respectively pesce d'aprile poisson d'avriland literally "fish in April. "
In Brazil, April 1 began to be widespread in Minas Gerais, where circulated Lie, a regular short-lived, launched on 1 April 1828, with the news of the death of Don Pedro,contradicted the next day. Lie left the last time in September 14, 1849, calling on allcreditors for a settlement of accounts on 1 April the following year, giving reference to a nonexistent location.

By: JNMarcos