Not that we waited that day to tell our lies, but today, April 1st, we have an alibi. No one will blame us. Of course, it is enough to find something smart and make the other person laugh.
So today is April Fool's Day, the day of the prank and the lie, but really, have you ever wondered how it all came about? How did we find ourselves on April 1st to be wary of everything we hear and everything we are told, so as not to fall victim to pranks? We are here to tell you everything…
So let's go… First to mention that in many areas they believed in the old days, that whoever manages to deceive the other, will be lucky all year round. Literally all year round, as in the old New Year they had the 1st of April and not the 1st of January, so that was how their year started.
The French New Year
The French started this in the Middle Ages due to Easter and around 1560 to 1564, depending on the calendars, King Charles IX moved the New Year to January 1 to keep pace with other countries. Of course, there were some of the citizens who did not accept this change, they were mainly rural people and the rest made fun of them, calling them "April fools". That's why Americans call it "April fools". So we have a first version.
The most prevalent of the Celts
But let's go and see the most prevalent… As it is supposed, according to the "Papyrus Larus Britannica", the custom of April Fool's Day comes from the West and is based on the ancient Celts. These were poor fishermen, but in April the fish were not plentiful and their fish were not doing well. Every self-respecting fisherman (like the hunter) tells his lies about his success, so as not to show that he returned empty-handed. So, their fake stories went down in history and. Were established.
Ancient festival with costumes
A more general version is the ancient festivals that were a tradition in Europe. The people gathered gathered in costumes in order to make jokes to each other. Year after year the pranks increased and these festivals became popular so they stayed.
From where it keeps in Greece
In Greece now, it is speculated that the custom is based on lies and pranks on April Fool's Day since the time of the Crusades. According to the folklorist George Megas, "lying is a common mechanism in trying to ensure success, a magical energy or a difficult task, based on the perception that pseudology deceives and prevents harmful forces."
The first Greek prank
In 1955 we had the first Greek farce and even at government level. The Ministry of Culture announced that it found the tomb of Socrates along with the hemp on the Acropolis. The French News Agency "pressed" her and was the first to broadcast the "news" as true. Of course from there he "traveled" all over the world.
The BBC prank that went down in history
The leading news television network, the BBC, had broadcast a farce that went down in history. Journalist Richard Dibbleby, in his show "Panorama", aired a video showing a family collecting spaghetti from… trees. How does one pick apples? The family from Italy gathered spaghetti from their farm and then cooked them and sat down together to enjoy them. People were stunned of course…
Epic pranks through time
Now he may be "tired", the imagination may not be galloping, it may be boring, but the pranks of April Fool's Day lived great moments and for years the people lived their peak.
* A farce that went down in history was recorded in 1968, when the people of London were invited to participate in an annual ceremony where they would wash… lions in the Tower of London. Crowds of people showed up at the Tower of London and of course saw τίποτα absolutely nothing.
* Around the world in 1905 the "news" that robbers dug under the US treasury and stole all the gold and silver that were kept. The "news" was born by the German newspaper Berliner Tageblatt and was later published in every newspaper in Europe and America. Of course this never happened.
April Fool's Day… but it was not a lie
The. Bad thing about the case, every April 1st, is that when we hear serious news we find it hard to believe it and we directly say "it's April Fool's joke". This is exactly what they said in Greece on April 1, 1947, when they heard the news that King George had died suddenly at the age of 57.
They found it hard to believe it not only because of April Fool's Day but also because they had seen him at an event the day before. However, a few hours later he died of a heart attack and was succeeded by Paul in the midst of civil war.
How to distinguish liars
In closing we will give you a tip on how to distinguish the liars who will try to deceive you. It's not our advice, of course, but Noah Zandan, the founder and CEO of Qualified Communications, a company dedicated to improving the way people interact. So what does it tell us? When someone lies he subconsciously changes the way he speaks.
So your mind… Happy April Fool's Day