{"id":308,"date":"2021-03-18T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncphoenixonline.wordpress.com\/?p=308"},"modified":"2021-03-18T08:43:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:43:03","slug":"april-fools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoenix.ncweb.me\/?p=308","title":{"rendered":"April Fools!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phoenix.ncweb.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/images-2.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">April Fool\u2019s Day has been celebrated for several hundred centuries by several different cultures and religions in one way or another. The root of the day, however, celebrated by several different cultures, has always remained the same. A day has always been a tradition of pranks and hoaxes, and practical jokes followed by shouting \u201cApril Fools!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">While the exact origin of April Fool\u2019s Day remains unknown, historians believe that it dates back to 1563. However, the term \u201cApril Fool\u201d, -for a person that has been deceived by a prank- can be traced back to the early 1600s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">April Fool\u2019s day is celebrated all around the world in different ways, but its roots remain the same. In France, the fooled victim is called <em>poisson d\u2019avril, <\/em>which translates to \u201cApril Fish\u201d. The common prank in France is pinning a paper fish to a friend\u2019s shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In Scotland, April Fool\u2019s Day, which is known as <em>Gwok Day<\/em>&#8211; a Gwok is another name for Cookoo, which is a common symbol of a fool. Scottish Pranking lasts 2 days, with the second day being known as Tailie Day. On Tailie Day, participants pin a paper tail, or a \u201ckick me\u201d sign to their victim\u2019s backs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Brazilian\u2019s celebrate April Fool\u2019s day as \u201cLie Day\u201d, where friends often try to lie to their loved ones and fool them into ridiculous lies.\u00a0 Brazilian news stations will often put out crazy and unbelievable stories to fool the public.\u00a0 It is believed that telling a lie to a friend on this day will grant you good luck and rain for your crops for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">While the exact beginning of April Fools day still might remain a mystery, it\u2019s no secret that April Fools day of one of the most enjoyed holidays all around the world. With seemingly limitless ways to celebrate, April Fool\u2019s day will always remain one of the world\u2019s most enjoyed holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April Fool\u2019s Day has been celebrated for several hundred centuries by several different cultures and religions in one way or another. The root of the day, however, celebrated by several different cultures, has always remained the same. 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