How April Fools’ Day is celebrated in Countries around the World
April 1 Fool’s Day is celebrated all over the world. People make each other April Fools. People celebrate this day in a very fun way. Today we are going to tell you about those countries, where there is a very unique way of celebrating April Fools. You can also take ideas from these countries and celebrate April Fools with your friends.
France
April Fools is celebrated in a very different way in France. This day is called ‘Poisson d’Avil’ there. On this day, children make paper fish in school and enjoy them by sticking them on the backs of their peers. When he finds out about it, everyone shouts ‘Poisson de Vil’. It means ‘April fish’.
Greece
There are many beliefs about April Fools in the country of Greece. According to these beliefs, if you succeed in making someone a flower, then you will have good luck throughout the year. Along with this, it is also believed that the person who makes the April flower grows a good crop throughout the year.
Brazil
According to media reports, in Brazil, April 1 is called ‘O Dia das Mentire’. It means ‘day of lies’. Let us tell you that on this day people tell white lies without harming each other. The day has been celebrated in Brazil since 1828, when a letter called A Mentira falsely declared that the emperor and founder of Brazil, Don Pedro, had died. But when people came to know about the truth, they did not get angry and took it as a joke. Since then, April 1 is celebrated there as Fool’s Day.
Ireland
Fool’s Day is celebrated in many ways in Ireland. Like in other countries, people here also joke with each other. But the special thing is that people do this only till noon. If someone jokes even after noon, he is considered crazy here. Apart from this, the media of Ireland also fools people by spreading rumours. (photo credit- timeanddate.com)
Scotland
April Fools is celebrated in Scotland for the first two days of April. Here the foolish person is called Agok. This day is also traditionally known as Hunt the Gauk Day. On April 1, people fool people by spreading rumours, while on the second day Tally Day is celebrated here. During this, people put their tails behind each other.
Sweden
In Sweden, people fool each other on April 1. When someone succeeds in making someone mad, he is called ‘April, april, din dumma sil, jag kan lura dig wart jug will!’ (‘April, April, din dumma sill, jag kan lura dig vart jag vill!’) has to be said. It means ‘April, April, you’re an idiot, I can trick you anywhere.
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