Learn American Holidays April Fools Day
hi everyone I’m Alicia April Fool’s Day
is one of the most beloved and some
would say pointless holidays in the
United States
in fact it’s light-hearted nature is
part of what makes it so popular there
is a popular misconception regarding the
origin of April Fool’s Day do you know
what it is we’ll show you the answer at
the end of this video the events
associated with April Fool’s Day are not
officially organized and are often not
observed intentionally this is a holiday
when just about everybody gets a prank
or two played on them in the United
States Americans generally celebrate
April Fool’s Day by looking for any
opportunity they can to play a prank on
their friends in fact this is really the
only point of the entire holiday April
Fool’s Day is not marked by parades
speeches or other events this holiday is
all about fun on April Fool’s Day you’ll
find people falling victim to pranks
that are elaborate and simple alike a
lot of the time the pranks involve
telling somebody something outrageous or
false and if they’re gullible enough to
believe it
saying April Fool’s to let them know
that they’ve been had by a prank even
companies get into the action on April
Fool’s Day in the United States for
example Google the internet search giant
became famous for adding features to its
Google Earth and maps products that were
downright ridiculous if you tried to
plot a walking route across an ocean for
example you might get advice to use a
kayak or a jet ski to traverse the
natural barrier April Fool’s Day is not
just an American holiday it actually
dates back to earlier holidays including
the Roman festival of hilarya the idea
of having a holiday specifically to play
pranks isn’t a United States tradition
alone and now here’s the answer to the
quiz do you know what a popular
misconception is regarding the origin of
April Fool’s Day contrary to popular
belief April Fool’s Day is not rooted in
people mistaking April 1st for the
beginning of the new year in fact there
are references to this holiday known to
historians that date
as early as the late 1300s how is this
lesson did you learn something
interesting this April Fool’s Day exists
in your country if so what are some
traditional tricks or jokes for this day
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you