April Fool's Day history tracked as the yearly celebration of jokes and pranks sets in.
The year when Pope Gregory XIII adopted the use of the Gregorian calendar around 1582 marks the onset of April Fool's Day history. The Gregorian calendar, which was named after the pope's name, shifted the observance of New Year's Day from the end of March to the first of January. April Fool's Day is not a national holiday but celebrated annually during the first day of April.
Knowing the April Fool's Day history is quite helpful since there are some that confuses the said celebration as a religious holiday. April Fool's Day is entirely different from a religious holiday. It is a celebration that is being remembered every year with pranks and jokes.
Its yearly tradition began when out of ignorance and stubbornness some folks continue to ring the New Year on April first and became the center of jokes because of their foolishness. It eventually became an annual tradition that has spread in different parts of Europe and to other parts of the world.
There are also claims saying that the celebration is a remnant of early renewal festivals which marks the end of winter and the onset of spring. The festivals include ritualized forms of mayhem and misrule according to the Museum of Hoaxes. Participants of the said festival donned disguises and play tricks with other people.
However, the earliest known reference of April Fool's Day history was from a Dutch poem that was published in 1561. Flemish writer Eduard De Dene has published a poem that talks about a nobleman who sent his manservant about on foolish errands on April 1st.
In the modern times, April Fool's Day history has become an inspiration to newer generations wherein hoax stories are often found in the press and media. The Internet also participated for the said annual event through videos and other posts that contain hoax stories.
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