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Beginning joke that sometimes cause headaches that many versions. April Fool's also connected with the arrival of spring in the Roman era and the Celts who celebrated with a festival of bad behavior. While the first mention of the word 'All Fools Day' appeared in Europe during the Middle Ages.



Some traces associated with April Fool's Day is also associated with Roman mythology that specifically related the story of Ceres, the god of harvest or prosperity, and her daughter Proserpina.

Death god Pluto abducted Proserpina and took it to live with him in the underworld. The girl kept calling her mother, but Ceres could only hear the sound reflection of his daughter and search for it in vain.

Wild goose chase foolish behavior becomes a popular activity in Europe in a few centuries later.

Most widespread theory about the origin of April Fool's Day involves changes from the old Julian to the Gregorian calendar which eventually were used in the late 16th century.

Under the Julian calendar, New Year is celebrated between 25 March to 1 April. But under the Gregorian calendar, New Year was moved to January 1.

For those who do not realize the change and still stubbornly sticking with the old tradition of mocking and making more of a joke between them about the new year old version.

In France, the funny tricks enthusiasts who still held a mock their old habits, with the name of Poisson d'Avril or April Fish. But this theory can not explain why the tradition of funny tricks that spread to other countries in Europe, which did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until today.

In Scotland, the nickname for the April Fool is known as 'Gowks', another name for cuckoo bird. The origin of the 'Kick me' can also be traced back to the monitoring of the Scottish nation at this time.

Currently, radio stations, television programs and more sites get readers and listeners are easily duped. One of the most famous joke is a hoax (hoax) BBC documentary about the annual spaghetti harvest in Switzerland, featuring a family of plucked string pasta from spaghetti trees.

Italy's favorite food is estimated as a delicious exotic food in those days, and many listeners are too stupid to want to get a string of spaghetti from trees on their own.