Fool’s Day ..

So , Its April Fools Day today ..   

The origin of April Fools’ Day is obscure. One likely theory is that the modern holiday was first celebrated soon after the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar; the term referred to someone still adhering to the Julian Calendar, which it replaced.In many pre-Christian cultures May Day (May 1) was celebrated as the first day of summer, and signalled the start of the spring planting season. An April Fool was someone who did this prematurely. Another origin is that April 1 was counted the first day of the year in France. When King Charles IX changed that to January 1, some people stayed with April 1. Those who did were called “April Fools” and were taunted by their neighbors. In the eighteenth century the festival was often posited as going back to the times of Noah. An English newspaper article published on April 13th, 1789 said that the day had its origins when he sent the raven off too early, before the waters had receded. He did this on the first day of the Hebrew month that corresponds with April. A possible reference to April Fools’ Day can be seen in the Canterbury Tales  in the Nun’s Priest’s tale, a tale of two fools: Chanticleer and the fox, which took place on March 32nd.

When We were in Schools, We used to Think Lot of Pranks to make Some One a Fool…

Iranians Play Jokes on each other on the 13th day of the Persian New Year (Norouz), which falls on April 1 or April 2. This day, Celebrated as far back as 536 BC, is called Sizdah Bedar and is the Oldest Prank-Tradition in the World still alive Today; this Fact has Led many to Believe that April Fools’ Day has its origins in this tradition.

In Canada, they have a Tradition of Attaching the Paper Fish on the back of the Person they Fooled Without letting him know .The Flemish Tradition is for Children to Lock out their Parents or Teachers, only letting them in if they Promise to bring Treats the same Evening or the next day.

Some Jewish Communities have a Traditional Event called a Purim Spiel, which is Similar in many ways to April Fools’ Day. Fake newspaper articles are common.

 The Info is in Reference with Wikipedia ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day
I Remember, When we were in School , Once we had sent a Telegram to our Class Teacher that Her Mom is seriously Ill and she had to rush to her Home and we enjoyed the whole Day and Next day when she came we all were made to stand outside the principal’s room thorughout the day ..     
Do Anyone of you remember the funniest Pranks you ever did .. ??