April Fool’s Day is truly one of the most fun days of the year. This year, to make a little joke of your own, try sending someone a free humorous eCard containing a little joke or joke of your own. E-Cards really are one of the easiest ways to get back to the people who got you last year.

In many ancient societies of the northern hemisphere, the beginning of the New Year was celebrated around the vernal equinox, the day the plane of the Sun intersects the equator, making the length of night and day absolutely equal. in all parts of the world. Land.

The vernal equinox normally falls on March 21 or 22. Some cultures celebrated holidays in February, others even in May, but the extended time of the holidays perfectly captured all the renewal and excitement of spring and the revitalizing energy associated with the arrival of a new year.

In France, the annual New Year’s celebration took place at the end of March and the festivities lasted until April 1. When the adoption of the Gregorian calendar swept the Christian world beginning in 1562, and was perhaps too ceremoniously endorsed by King Charles IX of France, many people who preferred the spring celebration to its replacement or were ignorant of the calendar change, they continued to observe the traditional and seasonal new year.

These reactionaries made a fool of themselves with the juvenile jokes of their more accommodating compatriots; hence the name of April Fool’s Day.

In France, the name of April Fool’s Day is Poisson d’Avril, which means April fish, because once the usual joke is delivered or the prank is discovered, the fool is called “poisson d’avril”. April Fool’s Day falls during the zodiac sign of Pisces, whose symbol is the fish.

Hence the French term for the deceived. In England and Scotland, the victims of practical jokes were also known as “April gowks”, a ridiculous term for the cuckoo, a bird commonly found in temperate and tropical climate zones.

The intent of an ordinary April Fools joke is to convince someone that something false is true.

Therefore, playful practical jokes like distributing fake party invitations, sending people on errands, setting clocks back or forward, sabotaging the toilet seat with food, and a host of others are not only common, but can be a great way to to share some laughs

While playing pranks in the context of April Fool’s Day is appropriate, they should ultimately be harmless in nature. There’s a big difference between playing a prank on a friend and being malicious. So assuming your prank plans are friendly, have a lot of fun on April Fool’s Day!

American writer Mark Twain on April Fool’s Day: “The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”

So, to ruin or make someone’s April Fool’s Day this year, try sending them a free eCard and have something to laugh about, until next year.