The Origins of April Fool"s
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Not everyone, however, have a sense of humor, and then the joke, even if it "legitimized" by the recurrence, it may not be desirable. The theories that attempt to explain the origins of April Fools day are different.
A first interpretation refers to ' the Spring equinox, which falls on March 21st. Before it was adopted the Gregorian calendar (which is what we follow) in 1532, the New Year in some cultures such as the Roman and the Indian was celebrated from March 25 until April 1.
Based on this, the custom spread to France to deliver parcels empty the 1st day of April. This extravagant habit was actually called " Poisson d'Avril "( April Fools ).
But the tradition of April Fool's is known throughout most of Europe, then another interpretation of this tradition goes back even further back in time, the classical era. The myth of Persephone, abducted by Pluto and sought desperately to her mother or the pagan festival of Venus Verticordia may be the forerunners of the April Fool
With the advent of Christianity derived from these pagan holidays were supplanted by the religious and liturgical. And in fact the celebration of April 1 has been replaced by that of Easter. Those who continued to celebrate April 1st, as tradition dictated, became the subject of jokes and pranks of all kinds.
In several Latin American countries and Spain, the day dedicated to the jokes is not the first Aprile, but on December 28, when we celebrate the Catholic liturgy dedicated to the Holy Innocents.
Another hypothesis about the origin of April Fool's reference to ' ancient Egypt, where around 40 BC Queen Cleopatra in a fishing competition challenged her lover Mark Antony. As he tried to cheat to win, Cleopatra did take the bait fish imitation crocodile skin.
In Italy, the tradition of the First April dates back to 1860/1880 or so. One of the first city where the custom took hold was Genoa, and it spread first among the middle classes high, then all the other social classes.
Another likely explanation for the existence of the April Fool lies in the fact that, in this month, the moon comes out of the zodiac sign of Pisces, but this does not explain the habit of making jokes in such a recurrence.
With the advent of technology, even the jokes were finalized, those are famous that each year the BBC broadcasts to tease the viewers. It happens, however, that on this date a lot of false information be considered true and then spread. This is often alarmist news or particularly fancy which, however, many believe!
Not everyone, however, have a sense of humor, and then the joke, even if it "legitimized" by the recurrence, it may not be desirable. The theories that attempt to explain the origins of April Fools day are different.
A first interpretation refers to ' the Spring equinox, which falls on March 21st. Before it was adopted the Gregorian calendar (which is what we follow) in 1532, the New Year in some cultures such as the Roman and the Indian was celebrated from March 25 until April 1.
Based on this, the custom spread to France to deliver parcels empty the 1st day of April. This extravagant habit was actually called " Poisson d'Avril "( April Fools ).
But the tradition of April Fool's is known throughout most of Europe, then another interpretation of this tradition goes back even further back in time, the classical era. The myth of Persephone, abducted by Pluto and sought desperately to her mother or the pagan festival of Venus Verticordia may be the forerunners of the April Fool
With the advent of Christianity derived from these pagan holidays were supplanted by the religious and liturgical. And in fact the celebration of April 1 has been replaced by that of Easter. Those who continued to celebrate April 1st, as tradition dictated, became the subject of jokes and pranks of all kinds.
In several Latin American countries and Spain, the day dedicated to the jokes is not the first Aprile, but on December 28, when we celebrate the Catholic liturgy dedicated to the Holy Innocents.
Another hypothesis about the origin of April Fool's reference to ' ancient Egypt, where around 40 BC Queen Cleopatra in a fishing competition challenged her lover Mark Antony. As he tried to cheat to win, Cleopatra did take the bait fish imitation crocodile skin.
In Italy, the tradition of the First April dates back to 1860/1880 or so. One of the first city where the custom took hold was Genoa, and it spread first among the middle classes high, then all the other social classes.
Another likely explanation for the existence of the April Fool lies in the fact that, in this month, the moon comes out of the zodiac sign of Pisces, but this does not explain the habit of making jokes in such a recurrence.
With the advent of technology, even the jokes were finalized, those are famous that each year the BBC broadcasts to tease the viewers. It happens, however, that on this date a lot of false information be considered true and then spread. This is often alarmist news or particularly fancy which, however, many believe!
