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All About the Holidays: April Fools' Day

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(Describer) Title: All About the Holidays. Each letter in 'holidays' has a different colorful pattern. Pages of a calendar turn.

(Describer) April First is circled.

(male narrator) On April 1, April Fools' Day, friends and neighbors play jokes on each other. Sometimes teachers pull pranks on their students. How did April 1 become a day of trickery and foolishness? Around the world, renewal festivals near the start of spring include jokes and pranks. Americans and Europeans trick friends into being April fools. Hindus celebrate Holi and throw colored powder at each other. Persians participate in Dorugh-e Sizdah, or "The Lie of the 13th," pranking friends on the 13th day of the Persian New Year, which frequently lands near April 1. Ancient Romans marked the start of spring near April 1 with pranks and masquerades during the Hilaria Festival. That's a lot of worldwide silliness.

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Have you ever fooled someone on April Fools' Day?

(Describer) Funding to purchase and make this educational program accessible was provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Contact the Department of Education by telephone at 1-800-USA-LEARN, or online at www dot ed dot gov.

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How did April 1 become a holiday of jokes and pranks? Part of the “All About the Holidays” series.

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Runtime: 1 minutes

Topic: Social Science, Sports and Recreation
Subtopic: Culture and Society, Holidays, Sports and Games
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 12
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Release Year: 2016
Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
Series: All About the Holidays
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Old-fashioned radio rests on a wooden ledge next to a plate of Christmas tree and smiley faces cookies.

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