Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Thank you for making me won the lotto... 5 numbers isn't that bad after all... Yippeee!!!


Did I duped you on that?
 
Sorry much! Peace please...
 
Ever wonder how April fool’s day started?
 
"Ok, guys I’ve googled it on your behalf" hihi

It all started when the calendar was changed back in the 1500s. People from the past used to celebrate New Year every 1st of April not until 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar to replace the old Julian calendar. This is to match the Roman calendar which celebrated New Year every January of the year. At that time, they would celebrate the beginning of the year at the start of spring, which is in late March or early April.

Since technology isn’t evolving that fast back then, rumors and word of the change traveled slowly, and many people in rural areas continued to celebrate the New Year in the spring. However, according to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.

These country dwellers became known as "April fools," as the story goes.

If you’re not that satisfied, you can click the reference I’ve copied paste down there! Yes… there… you got it right! Okidoks?!?


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