Part of The Bird on Fire’s What’s in the News
By 8th-Grade Blogger Soleil Antle
The first day of every April is celebrated by making jokes and pranking your peers. Have you ever wondered why we celebrate the famous holiday “April Fools Day”? Does it even have a history behind it? Or was it just something that randomly started for no reason? I have discovered the answers to your questions, so you don’t have to go searching.
April Fools’ Day, in most countries, is the first day of April. It received its name from the custom of playing practical jokes on this day—for example, telling friends that their shoelaces are untied or sending them on so-called fools’ errands. Although the day has been observed for centuries, its true origins are unknown and effectively unknowable. It resembles festivals such as the Hilaria of ancient Rome, held on March 25, and Holi, the Hindu spring festival celebrated on the full-moon day of Phalguna (February–March) (Britannica).
Some people think that the holiday might have originated in France, but no one knows for sure. Here are some pranks that the Palm Valley School students have played.
Emerson suggested “Covering brussel sprouts in chocolate to make them look like cake pops.”
Julian suggested, “Upside down hot chocolate in a glass. This is when you really quickly flip a mug upside down so the liquid is on the bottom. You clean up the mess and then add whip cream to the top so when the person goes to drink it there is only whip cream, so the liquid falls onto the person.”
Sami goes with, “Put a rubber chicken to the exhaust of a car, and as it drives, the rubber chicken will make noise!!!!!!!”
“Putting salt into my Dads cup of tea.” – Cleo
“Sticking googling eyes on everything.” – Livia
“The French tradition of putting fish sticky notes on people.” – Sophia
“Replace the sugar with salt, or replace the toilet paper with real paper.” – Anna
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