April Fool's Day is first day of April. The sport of the holiday is to play silly but harmless jokes on family members , co-workers ,and friends , A victim of one of these pranks is called an April fool .If one succeeds in tricking someone ,one laughs and says,"April Fool" , and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too . This holiday originated in France . When the French first adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1564 , some people continued to use the old calendar NEW YEAR'S DAY on April 1st. These people were called April Fools . THE custom od playing tricks on this day became popular in France and then spread to many other countries , Here are some typical pranks:
Telling somebody to call the zoo and ask to speak to Mr Fox.
putting salt in the sugar bowl .
Setting the clock back an hour .
Saying to friends , "oh me god! You have dour holes in your coat-buttonholes!"
Trying a string to a wallet and leaving the wallet in the middle of the sidewalk . When someone stops to pick it up . the pranker yanks it out of reach . In the United States today ,April Fool's jokes are mostly played by children , who enjoy the hoilday very much ,
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