April Fool's day is one the days when you are allowed to play practical jokes on your colleagues, family and friends. The day gives you umpteen laughs and reasons to play foolish pranks on your near dear ones. The day is not a national holiday, however, there are various reasons to celebrate and feel good about the prank played upon you. The day dates back when Jesus had descended on earth. History has it that Jesus was one of the first victims of April fool's day prank. Jesus was sent from Pontius Pilate to Herod and back again. This is an old expression meaning Jesus was sent on fool's errand.

The pranks and mischief stared pouring around the time of ancient Romans. During March equinox, Romans and Celtics celebrate the festival of practical jokes. Equinox is the day when the sun has directly aligned itself with the equator, and the length of the day and night is almost identical.

Another historical perspective says that April fool's day is celebrated to mark the change from Julian to Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar consisted of 365 days, which are divided into 12 months, and when the leap year came .25 day extra to 365 and this extra day caused the problem. So, when the shift happened from Gregorian calendar, the celebration of April fool's day began.

There are various cities in Europe, where the New Year is celebrated on April 2. These people follow Julian calendar and exchange gifts with the family. Friends and family would make fun of those who celebrated New Year's Day on April 1 and who forgot to wish New Year on April 2.

Old British tales has it that in 13th century, a king declared that where he puts foot on the road, that part of road would become his property. After knowing about the king intentions. Due to fear of loosing their land people of Gotham in Nottinghamshire refused entry to the king and when King send his soldiers to check on the people they were caught engaging in foolish activities such as drowning of fish. Thus king declared the town too foolish to warrant punishment.