Goosing the Antithesis: Question of the Day #35: April Fool!

Saturday, April 01, 2006

April Fool's Day: Day of rampant dishonesty or harmless fun?

At 4/01/2006 9:01 AM, Zachary Moore declaimed...: Both. It's probably a pagan holdover from the vernal equinox, and a fun bit of cultural goofiness.
At 4/01/2006 9:13 AM, Mike declaimed...: Neither. It's a Carnival Day; social rules are suspended for a brief period.
At 4/03/2006 12:07 PM, Hellbound Alleee declaimed...: Nope. It's New Year's day before the change of the calendar. It was considered too peasanty to celebrate the New Year on April 1, and "with it" and christian to celebrate on January 1. All those who celebrated on April 1 were fools.