April
Fools' Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on April 1
every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a national
holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when many people play
all kinds of jokes and foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of
good-humoured or otherwise funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of
varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbours, work
associates, etc.
Traditionally,
in some countries such as Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Australia, Cyprus, and
South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick
after noon is called an "April Fool" and taunted "April Fool's
Day's past and gone, You're the fool for mak
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