If you like pranking but you don’t like being caught, the 1st of April is your day! It began in the 19th century but it is not a public holiday in any country. On this page you will find how other nations celebrate April fools day.

*Italy,France,Belgium and the French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada:

1 April tradition is often known as “April fish”. This includes attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim’s back without being noticed. Such fish feature prominently on many late 19th- to early 20th-century French April Fools’ Day postcards.

*India

In India, there have been numerous references to April Fools’ Day in both cinema and popular literature and people are jovially associated with the date. In Indian cinema, Bollywood’s movie April fool (1964 film) along with its title song is also evergreen. Similar examples may be looked for in other art & craft related fields.

*Romania

In Romania, an April Fool joke is revealed by shouting “Pacaleala de 1 Aprilie!” at the recipient, who becomes the “April fool”.

*Poland

In Poland, “prima aprilis”  is a day in which many jokes are told; various hoaxes are prepared by people, media and even public institutions. Serious activities are usually avoided. This conviction is so strong that the anti-Turkish alliance with Leopold I signed on 1 April 1683, was backdated to 31 March.

*United Kingdom

In the UK, an April Fool joke is revealed by shouting “April fool!” at the recipient, who becomes the “April fool”. A study in the 1950s, by folklorists Ioana and Peter Opie, found that in the UK, and in countries whose traditions derived from the UK, the joking ceased at midday. A person playing a joke after midday is the “April fool” themselves.