What is the origin of April Fool’s Day in the UK?

How did April Fool’s Day come about in the UK? Let’s learn about the origin of April Fool’s Day in the UK. Everyone is welcome to read. What is the origin of April Fool's Day in the UK?

The origin of April Fool's Day is said to come from the legend of the Town of Gotham. Gotham is a small town in Nottinghamshire with a history dating back to the 11th century AD. In the 12th century AD, the king of England was John I. He stipulated that the land that the king stepped on belonged to the king, and he exploited the people in this way. According to legend, King John planned to inspect the town of Gotham.

The news spread to Gotham Town, and the people in the town were angry and scared, and did not want to lose their land. On April 1st, the king's envoy first came to Gotham Town for inspection. The people in the town collectively pretended to be crazy. Some were lying on the ground foaming at the mouth, some were fishing with slip nets, and some were giggling at the king's envoy. The king's envoy went back to report the situation in Gotham Town. King John decided not to go to Gotham Town, and the people of Gotham Town kept their land.

Since then, every year on April 1st, the people of Gotham Town have commemorated this day by collectively selling themselves silly. Over time, April 1st has become April Fools' Day across the UK.

?April Fool’s Day? Another theory is that it comes from the famous British poet Chaucer. In his work "The Canterbury Tales", a conceited rooster was fooled by a fox on the first day of April and almost lost his life.

In 1686, the British writer John Aubrey called this day "Fool's Day", which was the first time in British history that this festival was explicitly mentioned. On April 2, 1698, Britain's earliest newspaper (Dawks's News-Letter) reported that the previous day, several people had been sent to the Tower of London to watch the lions bathe. This is of course a joke, and "Watching a Lion Take a Bath" is the earliest April Fool's Day joke clearly recorded in history.

Later, the "Holy Day of Fools" became more and more popular, and the British media acted as the "Pioneer of Foolish Joy", including the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), "The Guardian", "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mail" "Mirror" and others competed to prank everyone from ordinary people to politicians, becoming the targets of pranks, bringing "British humor" to people all over the world.

In the midst of "being laughed at by you" and "being so thick-skinned", the British are happily enjoying themselves. If you look at how hard the British play tricks on April Fools' Day, you will know that April Fools' Day is also one of the indicators to measure whether a society is open enough. Because everyone from politicians to public figures to ordinary people are "thick-skinned" enough. They are so thick-skinned that anyone can laugh at them. They are so thick-skinned that people feel very safe, and security is one of the basic needs of human beings.

Pranking the British royal family and politicians: Prominent figures in British society are most likely to be targeted on April Fool's Day. Regardless of the royal family members or the chief ministers of the cabinet, the British media are completely unsympathetic. Let’s take a look at the various confusing news that came out during April Fool’s Day in the UK.