April Fools’ Day
April 1, 2008 · Print This Article
Everyone seems to get a kick out of April Fool’s Day except me. I must admit it is my most dreaded day of the year.
Wikipedia notes: “The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes … the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.”
That explains it … I was once told that if I were to look up “gulllible” in the dictionary I would find a picture of myself. Of course, I looked.
I was wondering if this freakish tradition was something uniquely American, but I soon learned it originated in Europe. It has all kinds of legitimate holiday background, but the trickster part apparently started in France. “The French traditionally celebrated this holiday by placing dead fish on the backs of friends.” What?? Go figure.
Of course, I just realized whoever wrote that might be preying on my gullibility as well… hmmmmm….
Yes it’s true, it’s like this in France (i’m french), making jokes and placing fishes (now they are images of fishes not real dead fishes) on the back of friends. Look at this brand of clothes for children http://www.petit-bateau.com/ : last week (until yesterday) they put some fishes stickers on their window shopping on the Champs Elysées but i suppose on all their shops so that people take them and place them on others back!! It’s a silly and heavy tradition