Show origin of april fool day Is lost in mists of time the origin of the april fool custom Is unknown but it Is very ancient and Is thought to be a relic of those once universal festivities held at the beginning of spring A LED due celebration Is the hull festival st at this time the chief amusement being the lie sending of people on fruitless and foolish errands the ancient romans had a feast of fools on february 17 when they played burlesque tricks this was revived during the middle ages and often celebrated even in the churches it ane time of tile the old new year fear festivities march 25 to april 1 some have found the origin of april fools day in the change from the julian calendar to tho the gregorian calendar in france in 1364 when the new years day was moved to january I 1 it la Is argued that part of the old celebration on the april date was then converted into bur lesque one pretended religious connection Is found la in the fact that the medieval miracle plays showed jesus being sent for trial from one official to another it being held that this accounts for the foolish errands of this day but this Is a very unlikely explanation of april fool origins |