April Fools' Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on the
April 1 of every year. Sometimes referred to as
All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a
national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day where many people play all kinds of
jokes and foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good humoured or funny jokes,
hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, etc.
The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in
Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 as
New Year's Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references.
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