Holidays

The holiday I read about is April Fool's Day. This isn't one of the holidays we get off school and work from, but it is just a fun little holiday for kicks and giggles and is openly celebrated around the world. April Fools Days originated in France. Around 1582, the new year began on March 25th and went on for 8 days until April 1st. This was the tradition up until Charles IX changed the calender to the Gregorian Calender, and moved the new year to January 1st. The news of the new calender took several years for it to reach some people, since word was travelled by foot. However, others just didn't agree with this idea and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1st. These people were called "fools" and were harrassed by having practical jokes pulled on them. The tradition eventually spread to Scotland and England and then the american colonies making the first of April "April Fools Day".

Source:
http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm