April Fools Day

Hello all! I apologize to my public for the recent lack in communication. It is Month End here at work, which means we are busy, busy, busy! Today things have finally calmed down a little, thus the much belated blog.
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Easter was a lot of fun down in Longview, as most of you know, it was hosted at Chris and Jan’s and the food was GREAT, and it was so good to see everyone!
Yesterday being Thursday Dan and Joy came over, Yay! Joy is home and no longer sick! We had a chicken and rice dish that turned out very well.
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Today is the first day of April, known as April Fools Day to many (would I let you down on a Holiday?!)
So after a small amount of digging I found the reason we make fools of our friends and family (as well as ourselves)!
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Nobody knows the exact year that this foolish holiday started, but we know that in France, 1582 Charles IX messed with the calendar. Instead of having the New Year celebrated near the first day of spring (originally it was an 8 day affair starting the 25th of March and going till the 1st of April) He moved it to January 1st. the official Gregorian Calendar.
Ok, so now you want to know where the fools come in. I will tell you.
Back in the day it took a while to inform people of big changes (and small ones) needless to say it took awhile to get the info around, several years in fact. Then there were the folks who tended to resist change. These folks continued to celebrate the new year in spring instead of January. The general populace labeled these backward folk “fools”.
*-“They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on "fools errands" or were made the butt of other practical jokes.
This harassment evolved, over time, into a tradition of prank-playing on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the English and French. April Fool's Day thus developed into an international fun fest, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own brand of humor at the expense of their friends and families.”-*
*Reference: http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm
And that is that.

God Bless!