April Fools' Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1st
every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1st is not a
national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people
play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other.
In Italy, France and
Belgium, children and adults traditionally tack paper fishes on each other's
back as a trick and shout "April fish!" in their local languages.
In Scotland, April Fools'
Day is traditionally called Hunt-the-Gowk Day ("gowk" is Scots for a
cuckoo or a foolish person), although this name has fallen into disuse. The
traditional prank is to ask someone to deliver a sealed message requesting help
of some sort. In fact, the message reads "Dinna laugh, dinna smile. Hunt
the gowk another mile". The recipient, upon reading it, will explain he
can only help if he first contacts another person, and sends the victim to this
person with an identical message, with the same result.
This day is equivalent to
the one we, Spaniards, celebrate on December 28th (Day of the Holy Innocents – Día de los Santos Inocentes).
See you tomorrow. Spring
break is over! And that’s not a hoax!
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