(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.
Have you ever fooled someone
on April Fools' Day?
