April Fools' Day

the purpose of april fool day is to prank someone

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April Fool's is a day. It ends at midnight.

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Definitely not. WikiAnswers is a site where legitimate answers should be given at all times, even on April Fools Day.

One reason for pulling pranks is for not getting treats. Other than that, they simple do it because they can and the holiday gives them an excuse.

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I LOVE April Fools Day! I have a few suggestions! :)

These ones are great if you live in a house or dorm:

1) Put salt on toothbrushes! It's not particularly bad tasting, but it is funny to see someone stick it in their mouth early in the morning!

2) Set off the fire alarms while everyone is sleeping! Okay, there are some limitations to this one. Check once, check twice, and check a third time that your smoke alarms are not monitored! The last think you want is for the fire department to show up! Be sure to stop everyone before they can call 911.

3) This one is a little tedious - if you can manage to find enough time, you should definitely try this! All you have to do is take a needle and thread, and sew a pile of shirts together! It doesn't have to be complicated - just connect them and make sure it holds!

4) Tape a small piece of paper to the laser of a computer mouse! It's a simple one, and will take several minutes for your victim to figure out!

5) If you know your target gets up during the night, set up traps along their route! Some nice ones are a wall of plastic wrap at head level (just make sure it is dark enough,) and a cheap motion alarm! There are some decent ones you can pick up on Amazon.com for under $20!

6) Although not exactly a prank, it's always funny to wake someone up in an obnoxious way! I recommend megaphones, air horns, and fire extinguishers! With that last one, there are some things you must check. Make sure your extinguisher is water or carbon dioxide - NOT DRY CHEMICAL!! You do not want to use a dry chemical extinguisher because it can cause breathing difficulty.

7) Hot sauce, hot sauce, hot sauce! This is a classic, but a good one! Add hot sauce to various foods, and serve them to unsuspecting victims! Make sure the hot sauce is not too hot, though! It CAN become dangerous if you overuse certain kinds.

And remember, it's even funnier if you can get these on video! Purchase hidden cameras, and if your building has security cameras, get access to the footage! I hope this helps, and happy pranking!

The most common belief is that the observance of April Fool's Day began in France after the adoption of the reform calendar by Charles IX in 1564.

When New Year's Day was changed to January 1st people who still celebrated New Year's Day on April 1st were the 'butt' of many jokes. They were called "Poisson d'Avril" (April Fish) because at that time of year the sun was in the zodiac sign of Pisces, the fish.

In France it became customary to play tricks on family and friends. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs and when the "young fool" discovers this trick, the prankster yells "Poisson d'Avril!"

Yes. April Fools is the whole month because April is National Joke Month.

That might be the custom for some, but for most, April Fool's day jokes are done at any time of the day on April 1.

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It lasts the whole day in Canada. Some people say this is not true , but April fools is ALL DAY!

I think so. However in Colombia we do celebrate the same thing but is not in April and is called innocents day. It is the same procedure as the U.S. I have heard that in France they have a similar "April fools day"

April Fool's Day is celebrated April 1st in every country in the world.

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April Fool's Day is a day when people like to play harmless tricks on their friends and family. Most of the time, we know we are not supposed to tease others, but tricks that make everyone laugh are acceptable on April 1. How on earth did this tradition get started? Would you believe it had to do with changes to the calendar?

Back in 46BC, Julius Caesar revised the Roman calendar used at that time. He instituted leap year, adding an extra day to February every four years, but it wasn't strictly followed. Caesar Augustus made corrections again in 8BC; we get the month "August" from his name. In the 4th century, Emperor Constantine reformed the calendar by introducing the seven-day week. Even after all of these changes, the year was still not coinciding with the seasons: the beginning of Spring was falling in early March by the 16th century. So in 1582, Gregory XIII revised leap year again and deleted 10 days from the month of October. Imagine going to sleep the night of October 4 and waking up-the very next day-on the morning of October 15!

Another problem Gregory saw was the observance of the New Year. Julius Caesar had recognized it as January 1, but over the years, different countries grew to observe different days. Some celebrated it on February 1, some on March 1, and still others on Easter. The church celebrated New Year's on March 25. People would celebrate for 8 days-until the first day of April. To avoid confusion, Gregory XIII made a decision that was handed down through the ages: New Year's Day would be observed on January 1. Some people were opposed to this change, and some didn't even learn that there was a change until years later, and so they continued to celebrate New Year's from March 25 to April 1. Those that celebrated the "new" January 1 New Year made fun of the people who continued to hold celebrations for those eight days. They called them "April Fools," sent them false invitations to New Year's parties, and played tricks on them.

I dont think they celebrate april fools day in puerto rico :P

-B.A.T

Actually Yes we celebrate April fool in Puerto Rico it is in December 28 and we call it Dia de los inocentes =)

-AnimeArtist