April Fools Day

April Fools is celebrated every year on the first day of April as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes and their  victims are known as "April Fools".  April fools is celebrated in different ways throughout the world, it is unknown exactly how the tradition originated.There are few theories as to precursors to the holiday tradition. Hilaria, a roman festival, which celebrated Cybele, an Anatolian goddess, was celebrated around March 25th. As well as people playing pranks on one another on April fools day, elaborate practical jokes have appeared on radio, TV stations, newspaper, web sites, and have been performed by large corporations.