Aprilfools"dayisadaytoplayjokesonothers,nooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinfrance.inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratednewyear"sdayfrommarch25toapril1.
Inthemid—1560skingcharlesixchangeditfrommarch25tojanuary1.butsomepeoplestillcelebratedinonapril1,sootherscalledthemaprilfools.eachcountrycelebratesaprilfools"daydifferently.
Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratednewyear"sdayfrommarch25toapril1.Later,KingCharlesIxchangednewyear"sdaytoJanuary1.Butsomepeoplewholivedincountrysidedidnotthenews;theystillcelebratednewyearonapril1,sootherslaughedatthemandcalledthemaprilfools.