The day of jokes and pranks. “Your shoe is untied” …April Fool’s. We’ve all played the little games and got a chuckle out of them and as you get older it’s oh no not April 1st again. But it comes every year and every now and then is completely forgotten.

No it’s not a National Holiday, which I heard people comment that it was. It’s just a day made for fun. Nobody has to play or accept the stupid little jokes if they chose not to. There is always that one person that we know with no sense of humor, the Ebeneezer Scrooge of joke day.

I tried to look up the history for the day and there are conflicting accounts. In the end it really doesn’t matter does it. Most of us don’t care if it was created in 1498 or 1998. Here is the most popular answer:

“In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated Jan. 1. That ear, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New Year’s day to Jan. 1. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.”

Those who were fooled were called poissons d’Avril, which means “April fish.

The reason behind this was because fish, such as those that hatch in April, are easy to catch and “April fish” are easy to catch with silly tricks.

Whatever the reason or history… your pants are unzipped….April Fools!

Enjoy the Holiday!