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April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day is celebrated on 1 April in many countries around the world. On this day, people play on each other and have fun trying to make other people believe things that are not true.
Jokes with your friends and family
In the UK and many other places, people play any kind of practical joke, but it's important to remember that the joke should be funny for everybody and not make the other person . Some jokes you can play these:
- Make some fruit in a glass. Then ask someone if they want some juice. Give them the glass and watch them try to drink it!
- Have you got a toy plastic spider? Put it in someone's ! Then, when they , you can be the hero who takes the spider away!
- If you have a clock in your kitchen, get up early and change it to show it's one hour later. Then, when your family is having breakfast, they'll think that they're late for work or school! Then 'April Fool!' so that everyone knows it was a joke!
In France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and French-speaking areas of Canada and Switzerland, the 1 April tradition is known as the 'April Fish'. A joke is to try to a paper fish onto someone's back when that person isn't looking.
In many Spanish-speaking countries the Philippines, there is also a special day for playing jokes, but it's in December of April.
Jokes in the news
On April Fool's Day, there are often jokes in the news, on TV or on websites.In 2008 the BBC made a short video which showed the 'news' that some penguins had learned to fly! Two big UK newspapers wrote about the 'important story' on their pages.
One year in the UK, a children's news programme said that scientists had a ''. It was a coloured that you put on your head and it helped to make you more !
Another famous joke is 'Google Nose'. Google said it was a new you could use to the internet for a . For example, if you searched for 'flowers', you could click a and smell them!
Of course, every day we need to think carefully about what we believe when we read or watch news and other stories, especially online. But on 1 April, be careful! Happy April Fool's Day!
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