[0:00]Everyone knows about the unofficial holiday of April Fool's Day, but few people actually know its origin. Many historians speculate that the tradition began around 1582 when France switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. This in turn switched the start of the year for France to April 1st. Although many years later, when people began to realize that the start of the year actually began on January 1st, many people were slow to change their ways. This led to many of these people becoming known as April fools, thus creating the Western tradition we know today. Subscribe for more content such as this.
The Origin of April Fool’s day
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[0:00]Everyone knows about the unofficial holiday of April Fool's Day, but few people actually know its origin.
[0:00]Many historians speculate that the tradition began around 1582 when France switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.
[0:00]Although many years later, when people began to realize that the start of the year actually began on January 1st, many people were slow to change their ways.
[0:00]This led to many of these people becoming known as April fools, thus creating the Western tradition we know today.
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