April 1: These April Fools' Days succeed on the Internet

You want to send your friends in April, but you can't access them right now? No problem, we will give you some suggestions on April 1st, which you can use to prank. We will also explain the origins of the prank customs in April.

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If you leave your office or school on April 1 due to this year's coronavirus, there are multiple ways to send friends and acquaintances online in April. We propose some options.

Where does the custom of April 1 come from?

The exact source of April Fools' customs is unknown. One possible date goes back to 1564. At that time, King Charles IX of France carried out calendar reform. He moved New Year's Day from April 1 to January 1. However, someone still celebrates the New Year at the end of March, partly because of ignorance. Commonly known as April Fool's Day.

There is a second possible explanation, which also comes from France. It is said that in the early 17th century, King Henry IV received an invitation from a simple people's girl and invited him to take a simple commemorative event on April 1. The King did not object to the young lady and took advantage of the proposed meeting in a remote entertainment palace. But what was waiting there was not his unknown lady, but his entire court, including his wife. This is said to thank him for accepting her invitation to April Fool's Day.

Anyway, if you want to make a joke to your friends on April 1, you will find some April Fool's Day suggestions on the next page, which can be easily implemented on the one hand, and not offensive on the other.

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