How to Celebrate April Fools Day

     April Fools day is celebrated every April 1st. It is a fun holiday, so we will help you have a bit of fun with it!

     April fools day can date back to the 16th century! According to history.com, "On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of by playing practical jokes on each other.

Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes.

April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them."

Nowadays, people celebrate April fools day by playing fun harmless pranks on friends, family, teachers, and even pets. Click (here) to learn how to do 5 easy and free April fools day pranks.

Tips for pranking: 
1. Make sure you arent near the scene of the prank when it happens
2. When you victim gets pranked, act natural
3. Always clean up the pranks mess

Have fun and see you soon!