April Fools meet up with Poisson d'Avril
The French claim authorship of April Fool's Day, or at least with the idea of an April Fool by having observed a week-long celebration of Poisson d’Avril (fish of April) in the Middle Ages. Back then, folks celebrated the arrival of the New Year for an entire week, ending on April…
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