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April Fools Day sees people playing harmless pranks on each other.
New Delhi: Hey, you have been fooled - today is April Fool s Day! So, have you heard these lines more than once in your lifetime on the first day of April? Most of us have and why not, after all it is the day when your friends and family play sweet little pranks on you and enjoy the celebrations.
But ever wondered why we do what we do? Let s try to decode the story behind this special day.
APRIL FOOL S DAY STORY:
It is said that this day was first marked in the 19th century, and then went on become hugely popular everywhere. It was Geoffrey Chaucer s The Canterbury Tales (1392) where the first precursor of the day was found written. In the tale, vain cock Chauntecleer is fooled by a fox, which is taken as a reference to the day.