April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

1) When is April Fool's Day?

- April Fool's Day is on April 1st of every year.

2) What is the purpose of April Fool's Day?

- The purpose of April Fool's is to technically do jokes and prank other people. The jokes and the victims are called "April Fools."

3) What are a few theories behind April Fool's day?

- The most common theory is that April Fool's Day came from when France adopted the Gregorian Calender and moved the New Year to January 1st. Many people refused to celebrate it on the new date so others made fun of them for still celebrating New Years on April 1st. 

4) What are a few pros and cons of April Fool's Day?

A few pros is that you get to have a little fun pranking other people. Another pro is that it's the day where you don't have to be serious at all, and you can do things that you can't normally do. It always fun to have some fun once in a while. Some cons though is that people take April Fool's Day so seriously, either they make really bad pranks. or the person they're pranking on gets offended. Another con is that for making a joke a person can get in trouble for doing something that they shouldn't although they didn't mean for anything bad to happen.

5) April Fool's Day is really common in Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States. In Italy and France, April 1st is called April Fish. This day is when they attach a paper fish to the victim's back without the victim finding out. There are so many jokes people can do to one other. This jokes can end up being really funny or they can just end up really bad. April Fool's Day is a day to have fun and to laugh with each other doing pranks, not a day to get in trouble.