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<li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gekkedag" title="Gekkedag – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Gekkedag" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilscherz" title="Aprilscherz – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Aprilscherz" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B0%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84" title="كذبة أبريل – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كذبة أبريل" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%B8" title="এপ্ৰিল ফুল দিৱস – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="এপ্ৰিল ফুল দিৱস" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cmumd%C3%BCnya_G%C3%BCl%C3%BC%C5%9F_G%C3%BCn%C3%BC" title="Ümumdünya Gülüş Günü – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ümumdünya Gülüş Günü" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apruinoar" title="Apruinoar – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Apruinoar" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Дзень жартаў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дзень жартаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Дзень жартаў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дзень жартаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Ден на шегата – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ден на шегата" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_April_Badusta" title="Hari April Badusta – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Hari April Badusta" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2" title="এপ্রিল ফুল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="এপ্রিল ফুল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_d%27enganyar" title="Dia d'enganyar – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dia d'enganyar" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5" title="Деларан де – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Деларан де" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%86%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86" title="درۆی نیسان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="درۆی نیسان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%ADl" title="Apríl – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Apríl" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%A9l" title="Aprél – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Aprél" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%C4%83%D1%88_%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BD%C4%95" title="Кулăш кунĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Кулăш кунĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ff%C5%B5l_Ebrill" title="Ffŵl Ebrill – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ffŵl Ebrill" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilsnar" title="Aprilsnar – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Aprilsnar" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilscherz" title="Aprilscherz – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Aprilscherz" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="अप्रिल फूल दिवस – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="अप्रिल फूल दिवस" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%89%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AC" title="Πρωταπριλιά – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρωταπριλιά" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Cercotago" title="Ŝercotago – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ŝercotago" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_de_las_bromas_de_abril" title="Día de las bromas de abril – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Día de las bromas de abril" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naljap%C3%A4ev" title="Naljapäev – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Naljapäev" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiril-arrain" title="Apiril-arrain – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Apiril-arrain" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%BA_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84" title="دروغ اول آوریل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دروغ اول آوریل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprillip%C3%A4iv%C3%A4" title="Aprillipäivä – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Aprillipäivä" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nal%27ap%C3%A4iv" title="Nal'apäiv – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="Nal'apäiv" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Võro</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_d%27avril" title="Poisson d'avril – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Poisson d'avril" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilgrap" title="Aprilgrap – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Aprilgrap" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1_na_nAmad%C3%A1n" title="Lá na nAmadán – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Lá na nAmadán" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A0_na_Gogaireachd" title="Là na Gogaireachd – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Là na Gogaireachd" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_dos_enganos" title="Día dos enganos – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Día dos enganos" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%8F%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B2_%E0%AA%AB%E0%AB%82%E0%AA%B2%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B8_%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%87" title="એપ્રિલ ફૂલ્સ ડે – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="એપ્રિલ ફૂલ્સ ડે" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%97%D7%93_%D7%91%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9C" title="אחד באפריל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אחד באפריל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="अप्रैल फूल दिवस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अप्रैल फूल दिवस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prvotravanjska_%C5%A1ala" title="Prvotravanjska šala – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Prvotravanjska šala" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwason_davril" title="Pwason davril – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Pwason davril" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81prilis_bolondja" title="Április bolondja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Április bolondja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BE%D5%AB%D5%AE%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%AB_%D6%85%D6%80" title="Ծիծաղի օր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ծիծաղի օր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisce_de_april" title="Pisce de april – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Pisce de april" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Mop" title="April Mop – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="April Mop" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%ADlgabb" title="Aprílgabb – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Aprílgabb" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesce_d%27aprile" title="Pesce d'aprile – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pesce d'aprile" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB" title="エイプリルフール – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エイプリルフール" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Mop" title="April Mop – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="April Mop" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasedsut_n_yebrir" title="Tasedsut n yebrir – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Tasedsut n yebrir" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D2%AF%D0%BB%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%BA%D2%AF%D0%BD%D1%96" title="Күлкі күні – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Күлкі күні" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%96%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A3%E0%B3%86" title="ಮೂರ್ಖರ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಮೂರ್ಖರ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%8C%EC%9A%B0%EC%A0%88" title="만우절 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="만우절" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludificatio_Kalendarum_Aprilium" title="Ludificatio Kalendarum Aprilium – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ludificatio Kalendarum Aprilium" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abr%C3%ABllsgeck" title="Abrëllsgeck – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Abrëllsgeck" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pess_d%27april" title="Pess d'april – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Pess d'april" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melagi%C5%B3_diena" title="Melagių diena – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Melagių diena" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joku_diena" title="Joku diena – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Joku diena" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Ден на шегата – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ден на шегата" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%82" title="വിഡ്ഢിദിനം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിഡ്ഢിദിനം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="एप्रिल फूलचा दिवस – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="एप्रिल फूलचा दिवस" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_April_Fool" title="Hari April Fool – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Hari April Fool" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jum_il-%C4%A0ifa" title="Jum il-Ġifa – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Jum il-Ġifa" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A7%E1%80%95%E1%80%9B%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9C%E1%80%BA%E1%80%96%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9C%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7" title="ဧပရယ်လ်ဖူးလ်နေ့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဧပရယ်လ်ဖူးလ်နေ့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2" title="अप्रिल फुल – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="अप्रिल फुल" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_aprilgrap" title="1 aprilgrap – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="1 aprilgrap" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilsnarr" title="Aprilsnarr – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Aprilsnarr" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilsnarr" title="Aprilsnarr – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Aprilsnarr" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%90%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%AB%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%A1%E0%A9%87" title="ਐਪਰਲ ਫੂਲ ਡੇ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਐਪਰਲ ਫੂਲ ਡੇ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="April Fools' Day" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_aprilis" title="Prima aprilis – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prima aprilis" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84" title="اپریل فول – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="اپریل فول" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_da_Mentira" title="Dia da Mentira – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Dia da Mentira" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziua_p%C4%83c%C4%83lelilor" title="Ziua păcălelilor – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Ziua păcălelilor" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0" title="День смеха – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="День смеха" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D1%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Дурный апрѣль – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Дурный апрѣль" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="अप्रैल मूर्ख दिवस – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="अप्रैल मूर्ख दिवस" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%9E_%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%9E_%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱮᱯᱨᱤᱞ ᱯᱷᱩᱞ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱮᱯᱨᱤᱞ ᱯᱷᱩᱞ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_gowk" title="Hunt the gowk – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Hunt the gowk" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilili" title="Aprilili – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Aprilili" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="April Fools' Day" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_norcev" title="Dan norcev – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Dan norcev" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dita_e_g%C3%ABnjeshtrave" title="Dita e gënjeshtrave – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Dita e gënjeshtrave" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Дан шале – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Дан шале" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprilsk%C3%A4mt" title="Aprilskämt – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Aprilskämt" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%8F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D" title="ஏப்ரல் முட்டாள்கள் நாள் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஏப்ரல் முட்டாள்கள் நாள்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AB%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%87" title="ఫూల్స్ డే – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ఫూల్స్ డే" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%88" title="วันเมษาหน้าโง่ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="วันเมษาหน้าโง่" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tok mw-list-item"><a href="https://tok.wikipedia.org/wiki/tenpo_suno_musi_pi_tenpo_mun_nanpa_4" title="tenpo suno musi pi tenpo mun nanpa 4 – Toki Pona" lang="tok" hreflang="tok" data-title="tenpo suno musi pi tenpo mun nanpa 4" data-language-autonym="Toki pona" data-language-local-name="Toki Pona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Toki pona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Nisan_%C5%9Eaka_G%C3%BCn%C3%BC" title="1 Nisan Şaka Günü – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="1 Nisan Şaka Günü" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D3%A9%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%BA%D3%A9%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Көлке көне – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Көлке көне" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%81%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%85%D1%83" title="День сміху – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="День сміху" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84" title="اپریل فول – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اپریل فول" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulgi_kuni" title="Kulgi kuni – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kulgi kuni" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1_th%C3%A1ng_T%C6%B0" title="Cá tháng Tư – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Cá tháng Tư" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poirtaedje_do_moes_d%27_avri" title="Poirtaedje do moes d' avri – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Poirtaedje do moes d' avri" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%84%9A%E4%BA%BA%E8%8A%82" title="愚人节 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="愚人节" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9C" 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<span class="mw-empty-elt" about="#mwt10" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwEA" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Infobox holiday\n","href":"./Template:Infobox_holiday"},"params":{"holiday_name":{"wt":"April Fools' Day"},"image":{"wt":"File:Aprilsnar 2001.png"},"caption":{"wt":"An April Fools' Day prank marking the construction of the [[Copenhagen Metro]] in 2001"},"nickname":{"wt":"April Fool's Day"},"date":{"wt":"1 April"},"duration":{"wt":"1 day"},"frequency":{"wt":"Annual"},"scheduling":{"wt":"Same day each year"},"observances":{"wt":"Comical"},"type":{"wt":"Cultural, Western"},"significance":{"wt":"[[Practical joke]]s, pranks"},"relatedto":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1358620234" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles" about="#mwt11" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Infobox/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""}}'>@media(min-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .infobox{margin-left:1em;float:right;clear:right;width:22em}}.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:-3px}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .infobox-hiddenrow,body.skin--responsive.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox .infobox-hiddenrow{display:none}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style></span><table class="infobox vevent" about="#mwt10"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above hd" style="color:inherit;background-color: transparent">April Fools' Day</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aprilsnar_2001.png" class="mw-file-description"><img resource="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aprilsnar_2001.png" src="//thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Aprilsnar_2001.png/250px-Aprilsnar_2001.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="//thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Aprilsnar_2001.png/500px-Aprilsnar_2001.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail 2x" data-file-width="1665" data-file-height="868" data-file-type="bitmap" height="130" width="250" class="mw-file-element mw-file-upright" style="--mw-file-upright: 1"/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="caption">An April Fools' Day prank marking the construction of the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Metro" title="Copenhagen Metro">Copenhagen Metro</a> in 2001</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also called</th><td class="infobox-data">April Fool's Day</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Cultural, Western</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Significance</th><td class="infobox-data summary"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_joke" title="Practical joke">Practical jokes</a>, pranks</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Observances</th><td class="infobox-data">Comical</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>time</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 2027<span style="display:none"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>(<span class="dtstart ">2027-04-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Annual</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="mw-empty-elt" about="#mwt10"><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Infobox_holiday_fixed_day_(2)"/></span>
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<p id="mwEQ"><b id="mwEg">April Fools' Day</b> or <b id="mwEw">April Fool's Day</b> (rarely called <b id="mwFA">All Fools' Day</b><sup about="#mwt14" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-1"}}'><a href="#cite_note-1" id="mwFQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwFg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwFw">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwGA">]</span></span></a></sup>) is an annual custom in many <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world" title="Western world" id="mwGQ">Western countries</a> on the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1" title="April 1" id="mwGg">1st of April</a> consisting of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_joke" title="Practical joke" id="mwGw">practical jokes</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoax" title="Hoax" id="mwHA">hoaxes</a>, and pranks. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fool[s]!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved with these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbor has been relatively common in the world historically.<sup about="#mwt17" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-harp_2-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"harp"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-harp-2"}}'><a href="#cite_note-harp-2" id="mwHQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwHg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwHw">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwIA">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" id="mwIQ" data-mw='{"autoGenerated":true}'/></section><section data-mw-section-id="1" id="mwIg" aria-labelledby="Origins"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2></div>
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<p id="mwIw">Although many theories have been proposed throughout the years, the origin of April Fools' Day is not exactly known.</p>
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<p id="mwJA">A disputed association between 1 April and foolishness is in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer" title="Geoffrey Chaucer" id="mwJQ">Geoffrey Chaucer</a>'s <i id="mwJg"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales" title="The Canterbury Tales" id="mwJw">The Canterbury Tales</a></i> (1392).<sup about="#mwt20" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Time_3-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Time"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Time-3"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Time-3" id="mwKA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwKQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwKg">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwKw">]</span></span></a></sup> In the "<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun's_Priest's_Tale" title="Nun's Priest's Tale" class="mw-redirect" id="mwLA">Nun's Priest's Tale</a>", a vain cock, Chauntecleer, is tricked by a fox "Since March began, full thirty days and two,"<sup about="#mwt23" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-4"}}'><a href="#cite_note-4" id="mwLQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwLg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwLw">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwMA">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt26" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-5"}}'><a href="#cite_note-5" id="mwMQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwMg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwMw">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwNA">]</span></span></a></sup> i.e. the 32nd day from 1 March, which is 1 April.<sup about="#mwt30" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Chaucer_6-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Chaucer"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Chaucer-6"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Chaucer-6" id="mwNQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwNg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwNw">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwOA">]</span></span></a></sup> However, it is not clear that Chaucer was referencing 1 April since the text of the "Nun's Priest's Tale" also states that the story takes place on the day when the sun is "in the sign of Taurus had y-rune Twenty degrees and one," which would not be 1 April. Modern scholars believe that there is a copying error in the extant manuscripts and that Chaucer actually wrote, "<i id="mwOQ">Syn March was gon</i>".<sup about="#mwt33" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-7" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-7"}}'><a href="#cite_note-7" id="mwOg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwOw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwPA">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwPQ">]</span></span></a></sup> If so, the passage would have originally meant 32 days after March <i id="mwPg">ended</i>, i.e. 2 May.<sup about="#mwt36" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Hoax_8-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Hoax"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Hoax-8"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Hoax-8" id="mwPw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwQA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwQQ">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwQg">]</span></span></a></sup></p><p id="mwQw">
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In 1508, French poet <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloy_d'Amerval" title="Eloy d'Amerval" id="mwRA">Eloy d'Amerval</a> referred to a <i id="mwRQ">poisson d'avril</i> (April fool, literally "April's fish"), possibly the first reference to the celebration in France.<sup about="#mwt39" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Amerval_9-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Amerval"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Amerval-9"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Amerval-9" id="mwRg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwRw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwSA">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwSQ">]</span></span></a></sup> Some historians suggest that April Fools' originated because, in the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on 25 March in most European towns,<sup about="#mwt42" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-10" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-10"}}'><a href="#cite_note-10" id="mwSg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwSw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwTA">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwTQ">]</span></span></a></sup> with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on 1 April,<sup about="#mwt45" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Britannica_11-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Britannica"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Britannica-11"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Britannica-11" id="mwTg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwTw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwUA">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwUQ">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt48" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Santino_12-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Santino"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Santino-12"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Santino-12" id="mwUg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwUw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwVA">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwVQ">]</span></span></a></sup> and those who celebrated New Year's Day on 1 January made fun of those who celebrated on other dates by the invention of April Fools' Day.<sup about="#mwt51" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-13" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-13"}}'><a href="#cite_note-13" id="mwVg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwVw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwWA">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwWQ">]</span></span></a></sup> The use of 1 January as New Year's Day became common in France only in the mid-16th century,<sup about="#mwt52" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Hoax_8-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Hoax"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Hoax-8" id="mwWg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwWw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwXA">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwXQ">]</span></span></a></sup> and that date was not adopted officially until 1564, by the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Roussillon" title="Edict of Roussillon" id="mwXg">Edict of Roussillon</a>, as called for during the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Trent" title="Council of Trent" id="mwXw">Council of Trent</a> in 1563.<sup about="#mwt55" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-14" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-14"}}'><a href="#cite_note-14" id="mwYA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwYQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwYg">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwYw">]</span></span></a></sup> However, there are issues with this theory because there is an unambiguous reference to April Fools' Day in a 1561 poem by Flemish poet Eduard de Dene of a nobleman who sent his servant on foolish errands on 1 April, predating the change.<sup about="#mwt56" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Hoax_8-2" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Hoax"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Hoax-8" id="mwZA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwZQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwZg">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwZw">]</span></span></a></sup> April Fools' Day was also an established tradition in Great Britain before 1 January was established as the start of the calendar year.<sup about="#mwt59" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-15" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-15"}}'><a href="#cite_note-15" id="mwaA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwaQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwag">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwaw">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt62" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-16" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-16"}}'><a href="#cite_note-16" id="mwbA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwbQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwbg">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwbw">]</span></span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb" id="mwcA"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Washing_of_the_Lions.jpg" class="mw-file-description" id="mwcQ"><img resource="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Washing_of_the_Lions.jpg" src="//thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Washing_of_the_Lions.jpg/250px-Washing_of_the_Lions.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Washing_of_the_Lions.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="201" data-file-type="bitmap" height="168" width="250" class="mw-file-element" id="mwcg"/></a><figcaption id="mwcw">An 1857 ticket to "Washing the Lions" at the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London" id="mwdA">Tower of London</a>. No such event ever took place.</figcaption></figure><p id="mwdQ">In 1686, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aubrey" title="John Aubrey" id="mwdg">John Aubrey</a> referred to the celebration as "Fooles holy day", the first British reference. On 1 April 1698, several people were tricked into going to the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London" id="mwdw">Tower of London</a> to "see the Lions washed".<sup about="#mwt63" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Hoax_8-3" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Hoax"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Hoax-8" id="mweA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mweQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mweg">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwew">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwfA">Although no biblical scholar or historian is known to have mentioned a relationship, some have expressed the belief that the origins of April Fools' Day may go back to the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_flood_narrative" title="Genesis flood narrative" id="mwfQ">Genesis flood narrative</a>. In <i id="mwfg"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Compendium_of_Universal_Knowledge" title="The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge" id="mwfw">The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge</a></i> of 1895, writer <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ralston_Balch" title="William Ralston Balch" id="mwgA">William Ralston Balch</a> wrote:</p>
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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt64" id="mwgQ" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Template:Blockquote/styles.css"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"blockquote","href":"./Template:Blockquote"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"All Fools' Day is traced through every country of Europe to the Hindoos. The \"[[Public Advertiser]]\" for 13 April 1789, contains the following paragraph: {{blockquote||style=font-size:inherit;|text=\"Humorous Jewish Origin of the Custom of Making Fools on the First of April.{{mdash}}This is said to have begun from the mistake of Noah in sending the Dove out of the Ark before the water had abated, on the first day of the month among the Hebrews, which answers to the 1st of April; and to perpetuate the memory of this deliverance it was thought proper, who ever forgot so remarkable a circumstance, to punish them by sending them upon some sleeveless errand similar to that ineffectual message upon which the bird was sent by the Patriarch. The custom appears to be of great antiquity, and to have been derived by the Romans from some of the Eastern nations.\"}}"},"2":{"wt":"William Ralston Balch (1895)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Balch |first=William Ralston |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5sRAAAAIAAJ |title=The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge: Containing All You Want to Know of Language, History, Government, Business and Social Forms, and a Thousand and One Other Useful Subjects |date=1895 |publisher=Elliott Publishing Company |language=en |page=497 }}</ref>"}},"i":0}}]}'>.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote " about="#mwt64"><p>All Fools' Day is traced through every country of Europe to the Hindoos. The "<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Advertiser" title="Public Advertiser">Public Advertiser</a>" for 13 April 1789, contains the following paragraph: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" about="#mwt66" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Template:Blockquote/styles.css"}}'/></p><blockquote class="templatequote " style="font-size:inherit;">"Humorous Jewish Origin of the Custom of Making Fools on the First of April.—This is said to have begun from the mistake of Noah in sending the Dove out of the Ark before the water had abated, on the first day of the month among the Hebrews, which answers to the 1st of April; and to perpetuate the memory of this deliverance it was thought proper, who ever forgot so remarkable a circumstance, to punish them by sending them upon some sleeveless errand similar to that ineffectual message upon which the bird was sent by the Patriarch. The custom appears to be of great antiquity, and to have been derived by the Romans from some of the Eastern nations."</blockquote></blockquote><div class="templatequotecite" about="#mwt64" id="mwgg"><p style="display: inline; padding-left: 2.3em;">—<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>William Ralston Balch (1895)<sup about="#mwt69" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-17" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-17"}}'><a href="#cite_note-17" id="mwgw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwhA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwhQ">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwhg">]</span></span></a></sup><span style="display:none" data-plural="0"></span></p></div>
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<p id="mwhw">The <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar" title="Hebrew calendar" id="mwiA">Hebrew calendar</a> is <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar" title="Lunisolar" class="mw-redirect" id="mwiQ">lunisolar</a>, and so no specific day always correlates with 1 April in the Julian or Gregorian calendars.</p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="2" id="mwig" aria-labelledby="Long-standing_customs"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Long-standing_customs">Long-standing customs</h2></div>
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<section data-mw-section-id="3" id="mwjA" aria-labelledby="Armenia"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armenia">Armenia</h3></div>
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<p id="mwjQ">In <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_culture" title="Armenian culture" class="mw-redirect" id="mwjg">Armenian culture</a>, an April Fool prank is revealed by saying <span title="Amharic-language text" about="#mwt74" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwjw" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"lang","href":"./Template:Lang"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"am"},"2":{"wt":"ապրիլ մեկ!"}},"i":0}}]}'><span lang="am">ապրիլ մեկ!</span></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_containing_Amharic-language_text" about="#mwt74" id="mwkA"/> (<i id="mwkQ">april mek</i>), which means 1 April.<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt75" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwkg" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"May 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2025" about="#mwt75"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt75" id="mwkw"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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<p id="mwlA">Popular April fools pranks in Armenia include common, harmless tricks like tying a friend or co-worker's shoes together, hiding plastic spiders in drawers of people in their workplace, and switching sugar for salt in hopes of startling an acquaintance as they take a sip of their morning coffee. <link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt76" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwlQ" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"October 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_October_2025" about="#mwt76"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt76" id="mwlg"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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<p id="mwlw">Armenian politicians are also known to participate in pranks. In 2013, news site <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert.am" title="Tert.am" id="mwmA">Tert.am</a> was reported to have asked politicians from Armenia to 'lie' for April Fools day.</p>
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<p id="mwmQ">One tall tale told by a politician was that a <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan" title="Yerevan" id="mwmg">Yerevan</a> municipal budget planned to repair all of the city's streets. Of course, this was not actually a planned event, but efforts were being made to restore road infrastructure in Yerevan around that time period.<sup about="#mwt79" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-18" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-18"}}'><a href="#cite_note-18" id="mwmw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwnA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwnQ">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwng">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwnw">A spokesperson from the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperous_Armenia" title="Prosperous Armenia" id="mwoA">Prosperous Armenia</a> party also recalled being the butt end of an April Fools joke. A false news report was made saying that he had recently been married and fathered a child, which led to the spokesperson being congratulated for almost a full year before Armenian citizens came to the realization that the spokesperson was a victim of a prank and that none of the information passed around about him was even relatively true.<sup about="#mwt82" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-19" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-19"}}'><a href="#cite_note-19" id="mwoQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwog"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwow">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwpA">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwpQ"><i id="mwpg"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Armenian_Weekly" title="The Armenian Weekly" id="mwpw">The Armenian Weekly</a></i> is an online newspaper based in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts" id="mwqA">Massachusetts</a>. It was founded in 1934 and has been making news reports ever since, though print editions ceased production in 2025. The site tells about happenings in Armenia and is also responsible for an April Fools prank, which stated that an alligator had escaped from a local reptile show and was currently inhabiting a pond in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts" title="Watertown, Massachusetts" id="mwqQ">Watertown, Massachusetts</a>. This prank had little to nothing to do with the people in the country of Armenia, but Watertown is home to many Armenian citizens who were almost all in on the joke.<sup about="#mwt85" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-20" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-20"}}'><a href="#cite_note-20" id="mwqg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwqw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwrA">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwrQ">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="4" id="mwrg" aria-labelledby="Germany"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3></div>
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<p id="mwrw">In Germany, an April Fool prank consists of tricking someone else to believe a fake story, usually to be later revealed by shouting "April, April!" at the recipient.<sup about="#mwt88" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-21" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-21"}}'><a href="#cite_note-21" id="mwsA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwsQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwsg">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwsw">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwtQ">In Iran, <i id="mwtg">dorugh-e Sizdah</i> (lie of Thirteen) is celebrated as part of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizdah_Be-dar" title="Sizdah Be-dar" id="mwtw">Sizdah Be-dar</a>.<sup about="#mwt91" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-22" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-22"}}'><a href="#cite_note-22" id="mwuA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwuQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwug">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwuw">]</span></span></a></sup> It is similar to April Fools' Day, and celebrated on the 13th of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farvardin" title="Farvardin" id="mwvA">Farvardin</a> in the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Calendar" title="Persian Calendar" class="mw-redirect" id="mwvQ">Persian calendar</a>, which usually falls around 1 or 2 April. Pranks have reportedly been played on this holiday since 536 BC, making it perhaps the oldest known joke day.<sup about="#mwt94" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-23" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-23"}}'><a href="#cite_note-23" id="mwvg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwvw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwwA">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwwQ">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwww">In Ireland, it was traditional to entrust the victim with an "important letter" to be given to a named person. That person would read the letter, then ask the victim to take it to someone else, and so on. The letter when opened contained the words "send the fool further".<sup about="#mwt97" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-24" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-24"}}'><a href="#cite_note-24" id="mwxA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwxQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwxg">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwxw">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="7" id="mwyA" aria-labelledby="Italy,_France,_Belgium,_and_French-speaking_areas"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italy,_France,_Belgium,_and_French-speaking_areas"><span id="Italy.2C_France.2C_Belgium.2C_and_French-speaking_areas" typeof="mw:FallbackId"></span>Italy, France, Belgium, and French-speaking areas</h3></div>
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<p id="mwyQ">In Italy, France, Belgium and French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada, the 1 April tradition is often known as "April fish" (<i id="mwyg">poisson d'avril</i> in French, <i id="mwyw">aprilvis</i> in Dutch or <i id="mwzA">pesce d'aprile</i> in Italian). Possible pranks include attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed. This fish feature is prominently present on many late 19th- to early 20th-century French April Fools' Day <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcard" title="Postcard" id="mwzQ">postcards</a>. Many newspapers also spread a false story on April Fish Day, and a subtle reference to a fish is sometimes given as a clue to the fact that it is an April Fools' prank.<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt98" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwzg" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"March 2017"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_March_2017" about="#mwt98"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt98" id="mwzw"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup> Bakeries, pâtisseries and chocolatiers in France sell chocolate fishes in their shop windows on the day.<sup about="#mwt101" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-25" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-25"}}'><a href="#cite_note-25" id="mw0A"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw0Q"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mw0g">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket" id="mw0w">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mw1Q">In Lebanon, an April Fool prank is revealed by saying <span title="Arabic-language text" about="#mwt102" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mw1g" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"lang","href":"./Template:Lang"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"ar"},"2":{"wt":"كذبة أول نيسان"}},"i":0}}]}'><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">كذبة أول نيسان</span></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_containing_Arabic-language_text" about="#mwt102" id="mw1w"/> (which translates to "First of April Lie") to the recipient.<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt103" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mw2A" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"May 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2025" about="#mwt103"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt103" id="mw2Q"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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<p id="mw2w">Danes, Finns, Icelanders, Norwegians and Swedes celebrate April Fools' Day (<i id="mw3A">aprilsnar</i> in Danish; <i id="mw3Q">aprillipäivä</i> in Finnish; <i id="mw3g">aprilsnarr</i> in Norwegian; <i id="mw3w">aprilskämt</i> in Swedish). Most news media outlets will publish exactly one false story on 1 April; for newspapers this will typically be a first-page article but not the top headline. In Sweden, April Fools' jokes are revealed with the phrase, "April, April, din dumma sill, jag kan lura dig vart jag vill!" This can be translated to, "April, April, you silly herring, I can trick you wherever I want!" They can also be revealed with the phrase 'Maj maj måne, jag kan lura dig till Skåne!' (May, may moon, I can trick you into Scania!). The tradition of April Fools' Day dates back to the 17th century. There were also April Fools' letters, with one of the earliest known examples dating back to 1742. This letter discussed an earlier church service.<sup about="#mwt106" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-26" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-26"}}'><a href="#cite_note-26" id="mw4A"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw4Q"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mw4g">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket" id="mw4w">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt109" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-27" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-27"}}'><a href="#cite_note-27" id="mw5A"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw5Q"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mw5g">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket" id="mw5w">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt112" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-28" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-28"}}'><a href="#cite_note-28" id="mw6A"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw6Q"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mw6g">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket" id="mw6w">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="10" id="mw7A" aria-labelledby="Poland_(prima_Aprilis)"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poland_(prima_Aprilis)"><span id="Poland_.28prima_Aprilis.29" typeof="mw:FallbackId"></span>Poland (<i id="mw7Q">prima Aprilis</i>)</h3></div>
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<p id="mw7g">In Poland, <i id="mw7w">prima Aprilis</i> ("the 1st of April" in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" title="Latin" id="mw8A">Latin</a>) as a day of pranks is a centuries-long tradition. It is a day when many pranks are played: sometimes very sophisticated hoaxes are prepared by people, media (which often cooperate to make the "information" more credible), and even public institutions. Serious activities are usually avoided;<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt113" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mw8Q" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"January 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_January_2025" about="#mwt113"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt113" id="mw8g"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup> every word said on the 1st of April could be untrue. The conviction for this is so strong that the Polish anti-Turkish alliance with <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" title="Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor" id="mw8w">Leopold I</a>, signed on 1 April 1683, was backdated to 31 March.<sup about="#mwt117" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-29" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-29"}}'><a href="#cite_note-29" id="mw9A"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw9Q"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mw9g">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket" id="mw9w">]</span></span></a></sup> However, for some in Poland, <i id="mw-A">prima Aprilis</i> ends at noon of 1 April and <i id="mw-Q">prima Aprilis</i> jokes after that hour are considered inappropriate and not classy.<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt114" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mw-g" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"January 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_January_2025" about="#mwt114"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt114" id="mw-w"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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<p id="mw_Q">In many Spanish-speaking countries (and the Philippines), "<i id="mw_g">Día de los Santos Inocentes</i>" (<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_the_Innocents#Feast_day" title="Massacre of the Innocents" id="mw_w">Holy Innocents Day</a>) is a festivity that is very similar to April Fools' Day, but is celebrated in late December (27, 28 or 29 December depending on the location).<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt118" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAQA" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"August 2018"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_August_2018" about="#mwt118"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt118" id="mwAQE"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup> Despite this, in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Spain)" title="Galicia (Spain)" id="mwAQI">Galicia</a> April Fools' Day is also traditional, as accounted by <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_Otero_Pedrayo" title="Ramón Otero Pedrayo" id="mwAQM">Ramón Otero Pedrayo</a>, as "<i id="mwAQQ">Día dos enganos</i>", and the tradition is embedded in a traditional saying about this day being <i id="mwAQU">the day when donkeys go where they must not go</i>.<sup about="#mwt121" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-30" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-30"}}'><a href="#cite_note-30" id="mwAQY"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAQc"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAQg">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAQk">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="12" id="mwAQo" aria-labelledby="Turkey"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkey">Turkey</h3></div>
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<p id="mwAQs">Turkey also has a custom of April Fools' pranks.<sup about="#mwt125" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-31" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-31"}}'><a href="#cite_note-31" id="mwAQw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAQ0"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAQ4">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAQ8">]</span></span></a></sup> Pranks and jokes are usually verbal and are revealed by shouting "Bir Nisan! / Nisan Bir!" (1 April!).<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt122" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwARA" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"May 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2025" about="#mwt122"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt122" id="mwARE"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="13" id="mwARI" aria-labelledby="Ukraine"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h3></div>
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<p id="mwARM">April Fools' Day is widely celebrated in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa" title="Odesa" id="mwARQ">Odesa</a> and has the special local name <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorina" title="Humorina" id="mwARU">Humorina</a> (in Ukrainian Гуморина, <i id="mwARY">Humorina</i><span style="padding-left:0.15em;" about="#mwt126" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwARc" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"--)","href":"./Template:--)"},"params":{},"i":0}}]}'><span typeof="mw:Entity">)</span></span>. This holiday arose in 1973.<sup about="#mwt130" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-32" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-32"}}'><a href="#cite_note-32" id="mwARg"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwARk"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwARo">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwARs">]</span></span></a></sup> An April Fool prank is revealed by saying "Перше квітня — брехня всесвітня" ("<i id="mwARw">Pershe kvitnya — brekhnya vsesvitnya</i><span style="padding-left:.15em;" about="#mwt127" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAR0" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"-\"","href":"./Template:-\""},"params":{},"i":0}}]}'>"</span>, translating as "First of April — worldwide lies") to the recipient. The festival includes a large parade in the city centre, free concerts, street fairs and performances. Festival participants dress up in a variety of costumes and walk around the city fooling around and pranking passersby. One of the traditions on April Fools' Day is to dress up the main city monument in funny clothes. Humorina even has its own logo—a cheerful sailor in a <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifebuoy" title="Lifebuoy" id="mwAR4">lifebelt</a>—whose author was the artist Arkady Tsykun.<sup about="#mwt133" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-33" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-33"}}'><a href="#cite_note-33" id="mwAR8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwASA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwASE">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwASI">]</span></span></a></sup> During the festival, special souvenirs bearing the logo are printed and sold. Since 2010, April Fools' Day celebrations include an International Clown Festival, and both celebrated as one. In 2019, the festival was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Film_Studio" title="Odesa Film Studio" id="mwASM">Odesa Film Studio</a> and all events were held with an emphasis on cinema.<sup about="#mwt136" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-34" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-34"}}'><a href="#cite_note-34" id="mwASQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwASU"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwASY">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwASc">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="14" id="mwASg" aria-labelledby="United_Kingdom"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3></div>
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<figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb" id="mwASk"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_ben_closeup.jpg" class="mw-file-description" id="mwASo"><img resource="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_ben_closeup.jpg" src="//thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Big_ben_closeup.jpg/250px-Big_ben_closeup.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="//thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Big_ben_closeup.jpg/500px-Big_ben_closeup.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="2304" data-file-type="bitmap" height="253" width="190" class="mw-file-element mw-file-upright" style="--mw-file-upright: 0.75" id="mwASs"/></a><figcaption id="mwASw">On April Fools' Day 1980, the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC" id="mwAS0">BBC</a> announced <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben" title="Big Ben" id="mwAS4">Big Ben</a>'s clock face was going digital and whoever got in touch first could win the clock hands.<sup about="#mwt137" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Chaucer_6-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Chaucer"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Chaucer-6" id="mwAS8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwATA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwATE">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwATI">]</span></span></a></sup></figcaption></figure>
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<p id="mwATM">In the UK, an April Fool prank is sometimes later revealed by shouting "April fool!" at the recipient, who becomes the "April fool". A study in the 1950s, by folklorists <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona_and_Peter_Opie" title="Iona and Peter Opie" id="mwATQ">Iona and Peter Opie</a>, found that in the UK, and in countries whose traditions derived from the UK, this continues to be the practice, with the custom ceasing at noon, after which time it is no longer acceptable to play pranks;<sup about="#mwt140" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-35" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-35"}}'><a href="#cite_note-35" id="mwATU"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwATY"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwATc">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwATg">]</span></span></a></sup> a person playing a prank after midday is considered the "April fool" themself.<sup about="#mwt143" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Independent_36-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Independent"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Independent-36"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Independent-36" id="mwATk"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwATo"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwATs">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwATw">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAT0">In Scotland, April Fools' Day was originally called "<i id="mwAT4">Huntigowk Day</i>".<sup about="#mwt147" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Opie_1967_245–246_37-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Opie 1967 245–246"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Opie_1967_245–246-37"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Opie_1967_245–246-37" id="mwAT8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAUA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAUE">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAUI">]</span></span></a></sup> The name is a corruption of "hunt the <i id="mwAUM">gowk</i>", <i id="mwAUQ">gowk</i> being <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_(language)" title="Scots (language)" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAUU">Scots</a> for a cuckoo or a foolish person; alternative terms in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic" id="mwAUY">Gaelic</a> would be <i id="mwAUc">Là na Gocaireachd</i>, "gowking day", or <i id="mwAUg">Là Ruith na Cuthaige</i>, "the day of running the cuckoo". The traditional prank is to ask someone to deliver a sealed message that supposedly requests help of some sort. In fact, the message reads "<i id="mwAUk">Dinna laugh, dinna smile. Hunt the gowk another mile.</i>" The recipient, upon reading it, will explain they can only help if they first contact another person, and they send the victim to this next person with an identical message, with the same result.<sup about="#mwt148" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Opie_1967_245–246_37-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Opie 1967 245–246"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Opie_1967_245–246-37" id="mwAUo"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAUs"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAUw">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAU0">]</span></span></a></sup> The following day was known as "preen-tail day", or "tailie day"; the tradition involved attaching paper tails to people's backs, often with an unflattering message.<sup about="#mwt151" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-38" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-38"}}'><a href="#cite_note-38" id="mwAU4"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAU8"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAVA">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAVE">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt154" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-39" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-39"}}'><a href="#cite_note-39" id="mwAVI"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAVM"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAVQ">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAVU">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAVY">In England a "fool" is known by a few different names around the country, including "noodle", "gob", "gobby", or "noddy".<link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" about="#mwt155" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAVc" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Citation needed","href":"./Template:Citation_needed"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"May 2025"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2025" about="#mwt155"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt155" id="mwAVg"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="15" id="mwAVk" aria-labelledby="United_States"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3></div>
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<p id="mwAVo">Since 1986, New York City has hosted the <b id="mwAVs">Annual April Fools' Day Parade</b>, founded by artist and activist <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Skaggs" title="Joey Skaggs" id="mwAVw">Joey Skaggs</a>.<sup about="#mwt158" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-40" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-40"}}'><a href="#cite_note-40" id="mwAV0"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAV4"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAV8">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAWA">]</span></span></a></sup> The parade features satirical floats and performances that lampoon political figures, celebrities, and current events. Participants often dress in costumes and carry props to embody the year's most notable "fools". The event begins at <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Avenue" title="Fifth Avenue" id="mwAWE">Fifth Avenue</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Street_(Manhattan)" title="59th Street (Manhattan)" id="mwAWI">59th Street</a> and proceeds to <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Square_Park" title="Washington Square Park" id="mwAWM">Washington Square Park</a>, where a "King (or Queen) of Fools" is crowned. The parade has become a platform for public commentary and satire, drawing attention to societal issues through humour and performance art.<sup about="#mwt161" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-41" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-41"}}'><a href="#cite_note-41" id="mwAWQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAWU"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAWY">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAWc">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section></section><section data-mw-section-id="16" id="mwAWg" aria-labelledby="Pranks"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pranks">Pranks</h2></div>
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<span class="mw-empty-elt" about="#mwt162" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAWk" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Main","href":"./Template:Main"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"List of April Fools' Day jokes"}},"i":0}}]}'><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1368532237" about="#mwt163" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Hatnote/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""}}'/></span><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable" about="#mwt162" id="mwAWo">Main article: <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_April_Fools'_Day_jokes" title="List of April Fools' Day jokes">List of April Fools' Day jokes</a></div>
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<p id="mwAWs">Elaborate pranks have appeared on radio and television stations, newspapers, and websites, and have been performed by large corporations. In one famous prank in 1957, the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC" id="mwAWw">BBC</a> broadcast a film in their <i id="mwAW0"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama_(TV_series)" title="Panorama (TV series)" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAW4">Panorama</a></i> current affairs series purporting to show Swiss farmers picking freshly-grown spaghetti, in what they called the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti-tree_hoax" title="Spaghetti-tree hoax" id="mwAW8">Swiss spaghetti harvest</a>. The BBC was soon flooded with requests to purchase a spaghetti plant, forcing them to declare the film a hoax on the news the next day.<sup about="#mwt166" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-42" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-42"}}'><a href="#cite_note-42" id="mwAXA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAXE"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAXI">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAXM">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAXQ">With the advent of the Internet and readily available global news services, April Fools' pranks are now viewed globally, practiced on social media platforms such as YouTube.<sup about="#mwt170" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Moran_43-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Moran"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Moran-43"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Moran-43" id="mwAXU"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAXY"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAXc">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAXg">]</span></span></a></sup><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_needing_clarification" about="#mwt167" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAXk" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"vague","href":"./Template:Vague"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"March 2026"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_clarification_from_March_2026" about="#mwt167"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template " style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt167" id="mwAXo"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness" title="Wikipedia:Vagueness"><span title="This information is too vague. (March 2026)">vague</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="17" id="mwAXs" aria-labelledby="Comparable_prank_days"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comparable_prank_days">Comparable prank days</h2></div>
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<section data-mw-section-id="18" id="mwAXw" aria-labelledby="28_December"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="28_December">28 December</h3></div>
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<p id="mwAX0">28 December, the equivalent day in Spain<sup about="#mwt173" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-44" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-44"}}'><a href="#cite_note-44" id="mwAX4"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAX8"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAYA">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAYE">]</span></span></a></sup> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_America" title="Hispanic America" id="mwAYI">Hispanic America</a>,<sup about="#mwt176" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-45" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-45"}}'><a href="#cite_note-45" id="mwAYM"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAYQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAYU">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAYY">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt179" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-46" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-46"}}'><a href="#cite_note-46" id="mwAYc"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAYg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAYk">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAYo">]</span></span></a></sup> is also the Christian day of celebration of the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Día_de_los_Inocentes" title="Día de los Inocentes" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAYs">Day of the Holy Innocents</a>. The Christian celebration is a religious holiday in its own right, but the tradition of pranks is not, though the latter is observed yearly. In some regions of Hispanic America, after a prank is played, the cry is made, "<i id="mwAYw">Inocente palomita que te dejaste engañar</i>" ("You innocent little dove that let yourself be fooled!"; not to be confused with another meaning of <i id="mwAY0">palomita</i>, which means "<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn" title="Popcorn" id="mwAY4">popcorn</a>" in some dialects).<sup about="#mwt182" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-47" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-47"}}'><a href="#cite_note-47" id="mwAY8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAZA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAZE">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAZI">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAZM">In Argentina, the prankster says, "<i id="mwAZQ">¡Que la inocencia te valga!</i>" which roughly translates as advice to not be as gullible as the victim of the prank. In Spain, it is common to say just "<i id="mwAZU">¡Inocente!</i>" (which in Spanish can mean "innocent" or "gullible").<sup about="#mwt185" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Vilaweb_48-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Vilaweb"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Vilaweb-48"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Vilaweb-48" id="mwAZY"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAZc"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAZg">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAZk">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAZo">In Colombia, the phrase used is "<i id="mwAZs">Pásala por Inocentes</i>", which means: "Let it go, today is the Day of the Innocent."<sup about="#mwt188" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-49" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-49"}}'><a href="#cite_note-49" id="mwAZw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAZ0"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAZ4">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAZ8">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAaA">In Belgium, this day is also known as the "Day of the Innocent Children" or "Day of the Stupid Children". It used to be a day where parents, grandparents, and teachers would fool the children in some way. But the celebration of this day has died out in favour of April Fools' Day.<sup about="#mwt191" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-50" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-50"}}'><a href="#cite_note-50" id="mwAaE"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAaI"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAaM">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAaQ">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAaU">Nevertheless, on the Spanish island of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorca" title="Menorca" id="mwAaY">Menorca</a>, <i id="mwAac">Dia d'enganyar</i> ("Fooling day") is celebrated on 1 April because Menorca was a British possession during part of the 18th century. In Brazil, the "<i id="mwAag">Dia da mentira</i>" ("Day of the lie") is also celebrated on 1 April<sup about="#mwt192" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Vilaweb_48-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Vilaweb"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Vilaweb-48" id="mwAak"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAao"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAas">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAaw">]</span></span></a></sup> due to Portuguese influence.</p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="19" id="mwAa0" aria-labelledby="First_day_of_a_new_month"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_day_of_a_new_month">First day of a new month</h3></div>
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<p id="mwAa4">In many English-speaking countries, mainly Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, it is a custom to say "pinch and a punch for the first of the month" or an alternative, typically by children. The victim might respond with "a flick and a kick for being so quick", and the attacker might reply with "a punch in the eye for being so sly".<sup about="#mwt196" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-51" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-51"}}'><a href="#cite_note-51" id="mwAa8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAbA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAbE">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAbI">]</span></span></a></sup><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:All_articles_lacking_reliable_references" about="#mwt193" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAbM" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"unreliable source","href":"./Template:Unreliable_source"},"params":{"date":{"wt":"May 2026"}},"i":0}}]}'/><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Articles_lacking_reliable_references_from_May_2026" about="#mwt193"/><sup class="noprint Inline-Template " style="white-space:nowrap;" about="#mwt193" id="mwAbQ"><span typeof="mw:Entity">[</span><i><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. (May 2026)">unreliable source?</span></a></i><span typeof="mw:Entity">]</span></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAbU">Another custom in Britain and North America is to say "<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_rabbit_rabbit" title="Rabbit rabbit rabbit" id="mwAbY">rabbit rabbit</a>" upon waking on the first day of a month, for good luck.<sup about="#mwt199" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-52" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-52"}}'><a href="#cite_note-52" id="mwAbc"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAbg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAbk">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAbo">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAbs">Similar events include Poisson d'avril (France) and in the US the <i id="mwAbw">International day of the joke</i> event which is celebrated in the 1st of July.<sup about="#mwt202" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-53" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-53"}}'><a href="#cite_note-53" id="mwAb0"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAb4"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAb8">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAcA">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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</section></section><section data-mw-section-id="20" id="mwAcE" aria-labelledby="Reception"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div>
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<p id="mwAcI">The practice of April Fool pranks and hoaxes is controversial.<sup about="#mwt205" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-yahoo1_54-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"yahoo1"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-yahoo1-54"}}'><a href="#cite_note-yahoo1-54" id="mwAcM"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAcQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAcU">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAcY">]</span></span></a></sup> The mixed opinions of critics are epitomised in the reception to the 1957 <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC" id="mwAcc">BBC</a> "<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti-tree_hoax" title="Spaghetti-tree hoax" id="mwAcg">spaghetti-tree hoax</a>", in reference to which newspapers were split over whether it was "a great joke or a terrible hoax on the public".<sup about="#mwt208" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-55" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-55"}}'><a href="#cite_note-55" id="mwAck"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAco"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAcs">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAcw">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAc0">April Fools' can be good for one's health because it encourages "jokes, hoaxes<span typeof="mw:Entity" id="mwAc4"> </span>... pranks, [and] belly laughs", and brings all the benefits of laughter.<sup about="#mwt211" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-56" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-56"}}'><a href="#cite_note-56" id="mwAc8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAdA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAdE">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAdI">]</span></span></a></sup> Many "best of" April Fools' Day lists showcase the best examples of how the day is celebrated.<sup about="#mwt214" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Sbs.com.au_57-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Sbs.com.au"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Sbs.com.au-57"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Sbs.com.au-57" id="mwAdM"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAdQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAdU">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAdY">]</span></span></a></sup> Various April Fools' campaigns have been praised for their innovation, creativity, writing, and general effort.<sup about="#mwt217" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-58" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-58"}}'><a href="#cite_note-58" id="mwAdc"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAdg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAdk">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAdo">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAds">Negative views describe April Fools' hoaxes as "creepy and manipulative", "rude" and "a little bit nasty", as well as based on <i id="mwAdw"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude" title="Schadenfreude" id="mwAd0">Schadenfreude</a></i> and deceit.<sup about="#mwt218" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-yahoo1_54-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"yahoo1"}}'><a href="#cite_note-yahoo1-54" id="mwAd4"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAd8"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAeA">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAeE">]</span></span></a></sup> When genuine news or a genuinely important order or warning is issued on April Fools' Day, there is risk that it will be misinterpreted as a joke and ignored – for example, when Google, known to play elaborate April Fools' Day hoaxes, announced the launch of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail" id="mwAeI">Gmail</a> with 1-<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte" title="Gigabyte" id="mwAeM">gigabyte</a> inboxes in 2004, an era when competing <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webmail" title="Webmail" id="mwAeQ">webmail</a> services offered 4-<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte" title="Megabyte" id="mwAeU">megabytes</a> or less, many dismissed it as a joke outright.<sup about="#mwt221" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-59" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-59"}}'><a href="#cite_note-59" id="mwAeY"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAec"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAeg">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAek">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt224" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-60" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-60"}}'><a href="#cite_note-60" id="mwAeo"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAes"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAew">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAe0">]</span></span></a></sup> On the other hand, sometimes stories intended as jokes are taken seriously.</p>
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<p id="mwAe4">Either way, there can be adverse effects, such as confusion,<sup about="#mwt227" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-61" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-61"}}'><a href="#cite_note-61" id="mwAe8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAfA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAfE">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAfI">]</span></span></a></sup> misinformation, waste of resources (especially when the hoax concerns people in danger) and even legal or commercial consequences.<sup about="#mwt230" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Hasham_62-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Hasham"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Hasham-62"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Hasham-62" id="mwAfM"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAfQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAfU">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAfY">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt233" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Bieber_63-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Bieber"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Bieber-63"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Bieber-63" id="mwAfc"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAfg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAfk">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAfo">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAfs">In March 2020, during the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic" id="mwAfw">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, various organizations and people warned not to observe April Fools' Day, as a mark of respect due to the large amount of tragic deaths that <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19" id="mwAf0">COVID-19</a> had caused up to that point, the wish to provide truthful information to counter any <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_misinformation" title="COVID-19 misinformation" id="mwAf4">misinformation</a> about the virus, and to pre-empt any attempts to incorporate the virus into potential pranks.<sup about="#mwt236" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Willingham_64-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Willingham"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Willingham-64"}}'><a href="#cite_note-Willingham-64" id="mwAf8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAgA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAgE">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAgI">]</span></span></a></sup> For example, Google decided not to do its traditional April Fools' jokes that year.<sup about="#mwt239" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-65" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-65"}}'><a href="#cite_note-65" id="mwAgM"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAgQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAgU">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAgY">]</span></span></a></sup> Because the pandemic was still ongoing a year later in 2021, Google also decided not to do pranks that year.<sup about="#mwt242" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-66" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-66"}}'><a href="#cite_note-66" id="mwAgc"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAgg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAgk">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAgo">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAgs">In Thailand, the police warned ahead of April Fools' in 2021 that posting or sharing fake news online could lead to maximum of five years imprisonment.<sup about="#mwt245" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-67" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-67"}}'><a href="#cite_note-67" id="mwAgw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAg0"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAg4">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAg8">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAhA">Other examples of genuine news on 1 April mistaken as a hoax include:</p>
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<ul id="mwAhE"><li id="mwAhI">1 April 1946: Warnings about the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Island_earthquake" title="Aleutian Island earthquake" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAhM">Aleutian Island earthquake</a>'s <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami" id="mwAhQ">tsunami</a> that killed 165 people in Hawaii and Alaska.<sup about="#mwt248" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-:0_68-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":":0"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-:0-68"}}'><a href="#cite_note-:0-68" id="mwAhU"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAhY"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAhc">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAhg">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAhk">1 April 1984: News that the singer <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye" id="mwAho">Marvin Gaye</a> <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye" title="Killing of Marvin Gaye" id="mwAhs">was shot and killed</a> the day before his 45th birthday by his father <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gay_Sr." title="Marvin Gay Sr." id="mwAhw">Marvin Gay Sr.</a> on 1 April 1984. Several people close to Gaye such as fellow singers <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson" id="mwAh0">Smokey Robinson</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Jackson" title="Jermaine Jackson" id="mwAh4">Jermaine Jackson</a>, brother of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson" id="mwAh8">Michael Jackson</a> didn't believe the news initially and had to call other people who knew Gaye to confirm the news, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton" title="Al Sharpton" id="mwAiA">Al Sharpton</a> during his interview for the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1" title="VH1" id="mwAiE">VH1</a> documentary <i id="mwAiI">VH1's Most Shocking Moments in Rock & Roll</i> referenced the coincidence of the date when he said that Gaye's death came "like a sick, sad joke to all of us."<sup about="#mwt252" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-whatsgoingon_69-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"whatsgoingon"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-whatsgoingon-69"}}'><a href="#cite_note-whatsgoingon-69" id="mwAiM"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAiQ"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAiU">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAiY">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt253" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-70" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-70"}}'><a href="#cite_note-70" id="mwAic"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAig"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAik">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAio">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt249" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERitz1991334_71-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Transclusion mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"group":"","name":"FOOTNOTERitz1991334"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-FOOTNOTERitz1991334-71"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"sfn","href":"./Template:Sfn"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Ritz"},"2":{"wt":"1991"},"p":{"wt":"334"}},"i":0}}]}'><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERitz1991334-71" id="mwAis"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAiw"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAi0">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAi4">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAi8">1 April 1995: News that the singer <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena" title="Selena" id="mwAjA">Selena</a> <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Selena" title="Murder of Selena" id="mwAjE">was shot and killed</a> by the former president of her fan club <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolanda_Saldívar" title="Yolanda Saldívar" id="mwAjI">Yolanda Saldívar</a> on 31 March 1995. When radio station <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEDA_(AM)" title="KEDA (AM)" id="mwAjM">KEDA</a> broke the news on 31 March 1995, many people accused the staff of lying because the next day was April Fools' Day.<sup about="#mwt254" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPatoski1996199_72-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Transclusion mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"group":"","name":"FOOTNOTEPatoski1996199"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-FOOTNOTEPatoski1996199-72"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"sfn","href":"./Template:Sfn"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Patoski"},"2":{"wt":"1996"},"p":{"wt":"199"}},"i":0}}]}'><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPatoski1996199-72" id="mwAjQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAjU"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAjY">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAjc">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAjg">1 April 2001: The Netherlands becoming the first country in the world to recognize <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage" id="mwAjk">same-sex marriage</a>.</li>
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<li id="mwAjo">1 April 2003:News that the singer and actor <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cheung" title="Leslie Cheung" id="mwAjs">Leslie Cheung</a> committed suicide that day.<sup about="#mwt259" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-73" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-73"}}'><a href="#cite_note-73" id="mwAjw"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAj0"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAj4">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAj8">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAkA">1 April 2005: News that the comedian <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg" title="Mitch Hedberg" id="mwAkE">Mitch Hedberg</a> had died on 29 March 2005.<sup about="#mwt262" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-74" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-74"}}'><a href="#cite_note-74" id="mwAkI"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAkM"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAkQ">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAkU">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAkY">1 April 2005: Announcement about <i id="mwAkc"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerpuff_Girls_Z" title="Powerpuff Girls Z" id="mwAkg">Powerpuff Girls Z</a></i>, by <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniplex" title="Aniplex" id="mwAkk">Aniplex</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network" id="mwAko">Cartoon Network</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation" title="Toei Animation" id="mwAks">Toei Animation</a>. The TV show was an <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime" title="Anime" id="mwAkw">anime</a> adaptation of the cartoon <i id="mwAk0"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powerpuff_Girls" title="The Powerpuff Girls" id="mwAk4">The Powerpuff Girls</a></i> and the idea that a cartoon would get turned into an anime was considered very outlandish in 2005 as this was the first time it happened.<sup about="#mwt265" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-75" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-75"}}'><a href="#cite_note-75" id="mwAk8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAlA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAlE">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAlI">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAlM">1 April 2009: Announcement that the long running soap opera <i id="mwAlQ"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light" id="mwAlU">Guiding Light</a></i> was being cancelled. The date was so heavily associated with jokes and pranks that even some of the cast and crew members did not believe the news when it was announced by <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" title="CBS" id="mwAlY">CBS</a>, the TV network that aired the show.<sup about="#mwt268" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-76" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-76"}}'><a href="#cite_note-76" id="mwAlc"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAlg"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAlk">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAlo">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAls">1 April 2011: <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Isaiah Thomas (basketball)" id="mwAlw">Isaiah Thomas</a> declared for the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft" id="mwAl0">NBA draft</a>. Basketball players in the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA" title="NBA" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAl4">NBA</a> are usually taller than average as height gives advantage to playing basketball, and Thomas is comparatively short.<sup about="#mwt271" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-77" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-77"}}'><a href="#cite_note-77" id="mwAl8"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAmA"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAmE">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAmI">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAmM">1 April 2025: the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League" id="mwAmQ">National Football League</a> announced that records and statistics from the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference" id="mwAmU">All-America Football Conference</a> would be recognized in its official records.<sup about="#mwt274" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-AAFC_78-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"AAFC"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-AAFC-78"}}'><a href="#cite_note-AAFC-78" id="mwAmY"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAmc"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAmg">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAmk">]</span></span></a></sup></li>
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<li id="mwAmo">1 April 2026, President of the United States <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Trump" title="Donald J. Trump" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAms">Donald J. Trump</a> said, in an interview with a British newspaper, that he was threatening to pull the United States out of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" title="NATO" id="mwAmw">NATO</a>.<sup about="#mwt277" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-79" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-79"}}'><a href="#cite_note-79" id="mwAm0"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAm4"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAm8">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAnA">]</span></span></a></sup></li></ul>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="21" id="mwAnE" aria-labelledby="In_popular_culture"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2></div>
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<p id="mwAnI">Books, films, telemovies and television episodes have used April Fools' Day as their title or inspiration.</p>
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<p id="mwAnM">Examples include <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Courtenay" title="Bryce Courtenay" id="mwAnQ">Bryce Courtenay</a>'s novel <i id="mwAnU"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool's_Day_(novel)" title="April Fool's Day (novel)" id="mwAnY">April Fool's Day</a></i> (1993), whose title refers to the day Courtenay's son died. The 1990s sitcom <i id="mwAnc"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne" id="mwAng">Roseanne</a></i> featured an episode titled "April Fools' Day". This turned out to be intentionally misleading, as the episode was instead about <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Day" title="Tax Day" id="mwAnk">Tax Day</a> in the United States, occurring on 15 April. The 19th episode of the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_season_1" title="SpongeBob SquarePants season 1" id="mwAno">first season</a> of <i id="mwAns"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants" id="mwAnw">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>, "Fools In April", also centres around a plot that takes place on April Fools' Day. Video game developer <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios" title="Mojang Studios" id="mwAn0">Mojang Studios</a> have released April Fool's Day updates for <i id="mwAn4"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft:_Java_Edition" title="Minecraft: Java Edition" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAn8">Minecraft: Java Edition</a></i> over the years.<sup about="#mwt280" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-80" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-80"}}'><a href="#cite_note-80" id="mwAoA"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAoE"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAoI">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAoM">]</span></span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt283" class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-81" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-81"}}'><a href="#cite_note-81" id="mwAoQ"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAoU"><span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAoY">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket" id="mwAoc">]</span></span></a></sup></p>
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<p id="mwAog">The 1986 film, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool's_Day_(1986_film)" title="April Fool's Day (1986 film)" id="mwAok">April Fool's Day</a>, is a <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slasher_movie" title="Slasher movie" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAoo">slasher movie</a> set on April Fool's Day, with a 2008 direct-to-video remake.</p>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="22" id="mwAos" aria-labelledby="See_also"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
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<ul id="mwAo4"><li id="mwAo8"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Fools" title="Feast of Fools" id="mwApA">Feast of Fools</a>, a similar medieval festival</li>
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<li id="mwApE"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_April_Fools'_Day_jokes" title="List of April Fools' Day jokes" id="mwApI">List of April Fools' Day jokes</a></li>
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<li id="mwApM"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_practical_joke_topics" title="List of practical joke topics" id="mwApQ">List of practical joke topics</a></li></ul>
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<li about="#cite_note-7" id="cite_note-7" data-mw-footnote-number="7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink" id="mwAuI"><a href="#cite_ref-7" rel="mw:referencedBy" id="mwAuM"><span class="mw-linkback-text" id="mwAuQ">↑</span></a></span> <span id="mw-reference-text-cite_note-7" class="mw-reference-text reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt31" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwAuU" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite book ","href":"./Template:Cite_book"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Travis"},"first":{"wt":"Peter W."},"title":{"wt":"Constructions of Time in the Late Middle Ages"},"date":{"wt":"1997"},"publisher":{"wt":"Northwestern University Press"},"isbn":{"wt":"0-8101-1541-7"},"editor-last":{"wt":"Poster"},"editor-first":{"wt":"Carol"},"location":{"wt":"Evanston, IL"},"pages":{"wt":"16–17"},"chapter":{"wt":"Chaucer's ''Chronographiae'', the Confounded Reader, and Fourteenth-Century Measurements of Time"},"editor-last2":{"wt":"Utz"},"editor-first2":{"wt":"Richard J."},"chapter-url":{"wt":"https://books.google.com/books?id=LaOwCaPBJk8C&pg=PA16"},"access-date":{"wt":"21 September 2020"},"archive-date":{"wt":"28 March 2023"},"archive-url":{"wt":"https://web.archive.org/web/20230328144303/https://books.google.com/books?id=LaOwCaPBJk8C&pg=PA16"},"url-status":{"wt":"live"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFTravis1997" class="citation book cs1" about="#mwt31">Travis, Peter W. (1997). <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LaOwCaPBJk8C&pg=PA16" class="external text" id="mwAuY">"Chaucer's <i id="mwAuc">Chronographiae</i>, the Confounded Reader, and Fourteenth-Century Measurements of Time"</a>. In Poster, Carol; Utz, Richard J. (eds.). <i id="mwAug">Constructions of Time in the Late Middle Ages</i>. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. pp.<span typeof="mw:Entity" id="mwAuk"> </span><span class="nowrap" id="mwAuo">16–</span>17. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" title="ISBN (identifier)" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAus">ISBN</a><span typeof="mw:Entity" id="mwAuw"> </span><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8101-1541-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-8101-1541-7" id="mwAu0"><bdi id="mwAu4">0-8101-1541-7</bdi></a>. <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230328144303/https://books.google.com/books?id=LaOwCaPBJk8C&pg=PA16" class="external text" id="mwAu8">Archived</a> from the original on 28 March 2023<span class="reference-accessdate" id="mwAvA">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap" id="mwAvE">21 September</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chaucer%27s+Chronographiae%2C+the+Confounded+Reader%2C+and+Fourteenth-Century+Measurements+of+Time&rft.btitle=Constructions+of+Time+in+the+Late+Middle+Ages&rft.place=Evanston%2C+IL&rft.pages=16-17&rft.pub=Northwestern+University+Press&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=0-8101-1541-7&rft.aulast=Travis&rft.aufirst=Peter+W.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DLaOwCaPBJk8C%26pg%3DPA16&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt31" id="mwAvI"></span></span></li>
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<li about="#cite_note-Independent-36" id="cite_note-Independent-36" data-mw-footnote-number="36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink" id="mwBCA"><a href="#cite_ref-Independent_36-0" rel="mw:referencedBy" id="mwBCE"><span class="mw-linkback-text" id="mwBCI">↑</span></a></span> <span id="mw-reference-text-cite_note-Independent-36" class="mw-reference-text reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt141" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBCM" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite news ","href":"./Template:Cite_news"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Archie Bland"},"date":{"wt":"1 April 2009"},"title":{"wt":"The Big Question: How did the April Fool's Day tradition begin, and what are the best tricks?"},"work":{"wt":"[[The Independent]]"},"url":{"wt":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-ow-did-the-april-fools-day-tradition-begin-and-what-are-the-best-tricks-1658944.html"},"access-date":{"wt":"4 April 2013"},"archive-date":{"wt":"19 October 2017"},"archive-url":{"wt":"https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171019231417/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-how-did-the-april-fools-day-tradition-begin-and-what-are-the-best-tricks-1658944.html"},"url-status":{"wt":"live"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFArchie_Bland2009" class="citation news cs1" about="#mwt141">Archie Bland (1 April 2009). <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-ow-did-the-april-fools-day-tradition-begin-and-what-are-the-best-tricks-1658944.html" class="external text" id="mwBCQ">"The Big Question: How did the April Fool's Day tradition begin, and what are the best tricks?"</a>. <i id="mwBCU"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent" id="mwBCY">The Independent</a></i>. <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171019231417/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-how-did-the-april-fools-day-tradition-begin-and-what-are-the-best-tricks-1658944.html" class="external text" id="mwBCc">Archived</a> from the original on 19 October 2017<span class="reference-accessdate" id="mwBCg">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap" id="mwBCk">4 April</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Independent&rft.atitle=The+Big+Question%3A+How+did+the+April+Fool%27s+Day+tradition+begin%2C+and+what+are+the+best+tricks%3F&rft.date=2009-04-01&rft.au=Archie+Bland&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fthis-britain%2Fthe-big-question-ow-did-the-april-fools-day-tradition-begin-and-what-are-the-best-tricks-1658944.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt141" id="mwBCo"></span></span></li>
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<li about="#cite_note-73" id="cite_note-73" data-mw-footnote-number="73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink" id="mwBZM"><a href="#cite_ref-73" rel="mw:referencedBy" id="mwBZQ"><span class="mw-linkback-text" id="mwBZU">↑</span></a></span> <span id="mw-reference-text-cite_note-73" class="mw-reference-text reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt257" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBZY" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite news ","href":"./Template:Cite_news"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Miji"},"first":{"wt":"Kim"},"date":{"wt":"1 April 2026"},"title":{"wt":"An April Fools’ Day tragedy that felt like a lie: The 23rd anniversary of the late Leslie Cheung"},"work":{"wt":"[[Maeil Business Newspaper|Maeil Business]]"},"url":{"wt":"https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/12004511"},"language":{"wt":"ko"},"access-date":{"wt":"1 April 2026"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFMiji2026" class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source" about="#mwt257">Miji, Kim (1 April 2026). <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/12004511" class="external text" id="mwBZc">"An April Fools' Day tragedy that felt like a lie: The 23rd anniversary of the late Leslie Cheung"</a>. <i id="mwBZg"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeil_Business_Newspaper" title="Maeil Business Newspaper" id="mwBZk">Maeil Business</a></i> (in Korean)<span class="reference-accessdate" id="mwBZo">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap" id="mwBZs">1 April</span> 2026</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Maeil+Business&rft.atitle=An+April+Fools%E2%80%99+Day+tragedy+that+felt+like+a+lie%3A+The+23rd+anniversary+of+the+late+Leslie+Cheung&rft.date=2026-04-01&rft.aulast=Miji&rft.aufirst=Kim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fm.mk.co.kr%2Fnews%2Fhot-issues%2F12004511&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt257" id="mwBZw"></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:CS1_Korean-language_sources_(ko)" about="#mwt257" id="mwBZ0"/></span></li>
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<ul id="mwBe8"><li id="mwBfA"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt289" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBfE" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite book ","href":"./Template:Cite_book"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Patoski"},"first":{"wt":"Joe Nick"},"url":{"wt":"https://archive.org/details/selenacomolaflor00pato_0"},"title":{"wt":"Selena: Como La Flor"},"publisher":{"wt":"Little Brown and Company"},"year":{"wt":"1996"},"isbn":{"wt":"978-0-316-69378-3"},"location":{"wt":"Boston"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFPatoski1996" class="citation book cs1" about="#mwt289">Patoski, Joe Nick (1996). <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://archive.org/details/selenacomolaflor00pato_0" class="external text"><i>Selena: Como La Flor</i></a>. Boston: Little Brown and Company. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" title="ISBN (identifier)" class="mw-redirect">ISBN</a><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-316-69378-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-316-69378-3"><bdi>978-0-316-69378-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Selena%3A+Como+La+Flor&rft.place=Boston&rft.pub=Little+Brown+and+Company&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-0-316-69378-3&rft.aulast=Patoski&rft.aufirst=Joe+Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fselenacomolaflor00pato_0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt289" id="mwBfI"></span></li>
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<li id="mwBfM"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt291" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBfQ" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite book ","href":"./Template:Cite_book"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Ritz"},"first":{"wt":"David"},"title":{"wt":"Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye"},"publisher":{"wt":"Da Capo Press"},"year":{"wt":"1991"},"isbn":{"wt":"0-306-81191-X"},"location":{"wt":"Cambridge, Massachusetts"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFRitz1991" class="citation book cs1" about="#mwt291">Ritz, David (1991). <i>Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye</i>. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" title="ISBN (identifier)" class="mw-redirect">ISBN</a><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-306-81191-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-306-81191-X"><bdi>0-306-81191-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Divided+Soul%3A+The+Life+of+Marvin+Gaye&rft.place=Cambridge%2C+Massachusetts&rft.pub=Da+Capo+Press&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-306-81191-X&rft.aulast=Ritz&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt291" id="mwBfU"></span></li></ul>
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</section><section data-mw-section-id="25" id="mwBfY" aria-labelledby="Further_reading"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div>
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<ul id="mwBfc"><li id="mwBfg"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt293" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBfk" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite book ","href":"./Template:Cite_book"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Wainwright"},"first":{"wt":"Martin"},"url":{"wt":"https://books.google.com/books?id=PTLgAAAAMAAJ"},"title":{"wt":"The Guardian Book of April Fool's Day"},"publisher":{"wt":"Aurum"},"year":{"wt":"2007"},"isbn":{"wt":"978-1-84513-155-5"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFWainwright2007" class="citation book cs1" about="#mwt293">Wainwright, Martin (2007). <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=PTLgAAAAMAAJ" class="external text"><i>The Guardian Book of April Fool's Day</i></a>. Aurum. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" title="ISBN (identifier)" class="mw-redirect">ISBN</a><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84513-155-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84513-155-5"><bdi>978-1-84513-155-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Guardian+Book+of+April+Fool%27s+Day&rft.pub=Aurum&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-84513-155-5&rft.aulast=Wainwright&rft.aufirst=Martin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DPTLgAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt293" id="mwBfo"></span></li>
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<li id="mwBfs"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt295" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBfw" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite journal ","href":"./Template:Cite_journal"},"params":{"last":{"wt":"Dundes"},"first":{"wt":"Alan"},"title":{"wt":"April Fool and April Fish: Towards a Theory of Ritual Pranks"},"journal":{"wt":"Etnofoor"},"year":{"wt":"1988"},"volume":{"wt":"1"},"pages":{"wt":"4–14"},"jstor":{"wt":"25757645"},"author-link":{"wt":"Alan Dundes"},"issue":{"wt":"1"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite id="CITEREFDundes1988" class="citation journal cs1" about="#mwt295"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dundes" title="Alan Dundes">Dundes, Alan</a> (1988). "April Fool and April Fish: Towards a Theory of Ritual Pranks". <i>Etnofoor</i>. <b>1</b> (1): <span class="nowrap">4–</span>14. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" title="JSTOR (identifier)" class="mw-redirect">JSTOR</a><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/25757645" class="external text">25757645</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Etnofoor&rft.atitle=April+Fool+and+April+Fish%3A+Towards+a+Theory+of+Ritual+Pranks&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=4-14&rft.date=1988&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F25757645%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft.aulast=Dundes&rft.aufirst=Alan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt295" id="mwBf0"></span></li></ul>
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<li id="mwBgk"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt308" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBgo" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite web ","href":"./Template:Cite_web"},"params":{"title":{"wt":"Top 100 April Fools' Day hoaxes of all time"},"url":{"wt":"http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/"},"publisher":{"wt":"[[Museum of Hoaxes]]"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite class="citation web cs1" about="#mwt308"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/" class="external text">"Top 100 April Fools' Day hoaxes of all time"</a>. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Hoaxes" title="Museum of Hoaxes">Museum of Hoaxes</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Top+100+April+Fools%27+Day+hoaxes+of+all+time&rft.pub=Museum+of+Hoaxes&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fhoaxes.org%2Faprilfool%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt308" id="mwBgs"></span></li>
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<li id="mwBgw"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106" about="#mwt310" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" id="mwBg0" data-mw='{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"},"body":{"extsrc":""},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Cite web ","href":"./Template:Cite_web"},"params":{"title":{"wt":"April Fools' Day On The Web"},"url":{"wt":"http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/"}},"i":0}}]}'/><cite class="citation web cs1" about="#mwt310"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/" class="external text">"April Fools' Day On The Web"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=April+Fools%27+Day+On+The+Web&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faprilfoolsdayontheweb.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AApril+Fools%27+Day" class="Z3988" about="#mwt310" id="mwBg4"></span>: List of all known April Fools' Day Jokes websites from 2004 until present</li></ul>
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