What April Fools’ Day looks like around the world
Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little tricks. April Fools’ Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it’s not even relegated to one day in April, cracking the calendar wide open for multi-seasonal chaos.
In Brazil, however, April 1 is still the prank day of choice, and they cut straight to the chase by calling it “Dia das Mentiras,” or “Day of Lies.” In one part of Spain, they throw a food fight In Ibi, Alicante, Spain, they mark “El Dia de los Inocentes” by having a town-wide food fight, complete with military strategy and historical lore.
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