On the way in to work this morning, they said on the radio that April Fools started back when they changed the calendar. They said at one point people used to celebrate the new year in April. When the new year was changed to January, they called the people who continued to celebrate the new year in April, April Fools. From Mohammed Khan You have a page about April Fool's history, but you seem to be misinformed about it. April Fool's Day started when the Christian Army attacked the Muslims in Spain and suprised them.
Next time do some research.
From Nilda R. Cano April Fools is also celebrated in some Latin American countries, such as Peru and Colombia. The pranks are the same. Have a happy one. In a convincing testimonial to the saying that truth is stranger than fiction, we'll tell you the story, or at least present the most viable theory, of how April Fools' Day came to be. Once upon a time, back in 16th-century France, before computers, people celebrated New Year's Day on March 25, the advent of spring.