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'April Fool's Day', What is April Fool's Day and its origin
2025-04-01 08:14:02 / JETË
April 1st is known in many countries as April Fools' Day. But what is this day and where does it come from? April 1st was once celebrated as New Year's Day, but with the change of the calendar from Julian to Gregorian, in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, New Year's Day was set on January 1st. But some people continued to deceive themselves and celebrate this day on April 1st, while others made fun of them.
According to Professor Joseph Boskin, the day originated during the reign of Constantine, when a joker named Kugel told the emperor that he could run the empire better. Constantine laughed at this and allowed Kugel to become emperor for a day, on April 1, which Kugel declared April Fools' Day.
This explanation was published in 1983 by the Associated Press, but there was a problem, Boskin had made this up to make a joke for April 1. It took some time for the Associated Press to realize that this was a lie and apologize to its readers. Today, April 1 is celebrated in Europe as April Fools' Day and people play tricks and jokes on each other.
What is the most famous April Fool's Day lie?
The BBC is known for one of these. In 1957, thousands of viewers believed a report published on the news giant that scientists had discovered pasta-producing trees in Switzerland. In 2012, Louis Tomlinson of the music group One Direction lied to fans by telling them he was going to be a father.
The craziest prank is considered to be that of an American woman who was arrested by police after claiming to have killed her husband.
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