April Fool’s Day

April fool’s day is on April the first. There's some uncertainty about when and where this­ bizarre tradition began, but the most accepted explanation traces April Fools' Day back to  the 16th Century when the French New Year was moved from April the 1st to January 1st in accordance with the Catholic Calendar. As word spread slowly about the change, people who continued to celebrate the New Year on the wrong date, this being April 1st were called fools and had tricks played on them. Now days it appears to serve little purpose yet to have some fun, and in some cases cause national confusion. It's probably no coincidence that April Fools' Day is celebrated at the same time that two other similar holidays are celebrated. In ancient Rome, the festival of Hilaria was thrown to celebrate the resurrection of the god Attis. Hilaria is probably the base word for hilarity and hilarious, which mean great merriment. Today, Hilaria is also known as Roman Laughing Day. In India, the Holi festival celebrates the arrival of spring. As a part of that festival, people play jokes and smear colors on each other.