Famous since medieval times, the day is not a national occasion in any nation, however it is generally distinguished all around European societies and celebrated as a day when individuals play useful jokes and scams on one another, called April imbeciles
[An "April Fools' Day" trick denoting the development of the Copenhagen Metro in 2001]
Roots
Antecedents of April Fools' Day incorporate the Roman celebration of Hilaria, held March 25, furthermore the Medieval Feast of Fools, kept December 28,[3] still a day on which tricks are played in Spanish-talking nations.
[A 1857 ticket to "Washing the Lions" at the Tower of London in London. No such occasion ever occurred.]
