April 1, which is considered the Day of Jokes, has become a tradition among people who want to make funny jokes. It is a popular day among people who want to make jokes in various countries of the world. Because of the jokes made, funny moments are spent and interesting events are experienced. In fact, even countries, official institutions or individuals have made very interesting jokes in history. How the April Fools’ Fool came about and why it was held on April 1 is a very interesting subject.
April Fools’ Day; It is recognized in many countries such as the Netherlands, Canada, USA, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan. Even if there are those that cause undesirable results by exaggerating the dose of the joke, innocent jokes cause quite funny moments.
The Event That Started the April Fools’ Fool
Different legends are told in different cultures about the declaration of April 1 as a joke day. It is known that the most common of these and the event that started the acceptance of April 1 as the day of jokes, took place in France. In 1564, King of France IX. Charles changed the day of April 1, which is considered to be the beginning of the year, to the 1st day of January. The beginning of the year commonly accepted in Europe before this date is 25 March. Due to the communication difficulties experienced at that time, this decision of Charles was not widely heard and was not heard by everyone.
Some of those who heard continued their old customs for protest purposes. For this reason, they organized parties and held festivities on April 1. Those who accepted the decision of the king named April 1 as the “Day of Fools”. For this reason, they gave surprise gifts to everyone on April 1 and produced untrue news. After many years, January was accepted as the beginning of the year, but the French continued April 1 as a part of their culture. From there, it spread all over the world as a joke day.
Another story about April 1 is the date of Fous Fous, which is celebrated in pagan culture, on April 1. This holiday is similar to the joke day. A similar feast is celebrated in ancient Rome, called Hilaria. In India, the same holiday called Holi is celebrated on March 31.
Interesting April Fools’ Day Jokes Made in History
The first April 1st joke that has been recorded and experienced in history; Made by the London Dawk’s Newsletter. In the news, they invited the public to watch how the lions were bathed in the Tower of London for the next day. Upon this news, many people went to the Tower of London. This event, which went down in history as an April Fools’ joke, was so popular that it became a tradition to send the “purists” to the Tower of London to watch the “lion bath” in the 18th and 19th centuries.
On April 1, 1915, that is, during the most violent times of the First World War; The French aviator flew over the German camp and dropped an object resembling a bomb from the air. Seeing this, the German soldiers started to flee in panic, but no explosion sound was heard. Later, when the German soldiers went to the place where the bomb had fallen, they saw that there was a soccer ball with the word “April 1” written on it.
On April 1, 1989, Richard Branson dressed a UFO-like hot air balloon and released it over London. As the sun began to rise, the balloon landed on one of the busiest highways. The police and soldiers of the country went into a state of alarm after the people passing by on the highway saw the object resembling a flying saucer, upon the fear they experienced. The news of an unidentified object began to spread on radio and TV channels. It turned out that the object surrounded by the police forces was not a flying saucer but a balloon arranged as an April 1 joke.
They made interesting jokes in some official institutions about the April Fools’ joke. In 2008, the BBC channel reported that penguins had evolved and started to fly. In 2002, NASA published pictures proving that the moon is cheese. These news, which turned out to be an April 1 joke, caused quite interesting and entertaining moments.
Swedish state television introduced a new technology from the screens. It has been said that black and white televisions will be colored when covered with nylon stockings. It has been explained at length how nylon stockings bend light and how this makes black and white images colorful. It is said that thousands of Swiss people covered the televisions with nylon stockings on the news.
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