So, we have commenced the year as usual with the month of January, named after the Roman god Janus, then moved on to a short February, followed by a long March, then on to April, named after the word aperire which means “to open” — this is the month when the flower buds open. Then comes the hot summer and its simmering May we have to put up with, before the cooling showers of June, July and August, and then again the tolerable heat of September, October before November heralds the winter that takes us to the finale of December.
In this calendar journey, we cannot overlook one of the most lighthearted days of the year — April Fools’ Day, celebrated in many countries, particularly in the West, on April 1. It marks the day when hoaxes, as well as practical jokes, are played on people. The April Fool’s Day tradition appears to have started in France in the 16th century, when King Charles IX decided to make the year 1564 only nine months long and ordered January 1 to be New Year’s Day instead of April 1, as had been the custom.
Many theories are put forward for its origin. But the theory about its being linked to the reform of the Gregorian calendar in the late 16th century is thought to be the most widely accepted. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar — the Gregorian Calendar — to replace the old Julian Calendar, for use throughout Christendom. The new calendar called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1 instead of the usual April 1.
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