What You Didn't Know About April Fools Day Origin.

According to Telegraph , The origins of the day are uncertain.

Most people think it stems from Pope Gregory XIII. In 1582, he wanted his new Gregorian calendar to replace the old Julian Calendar.

This called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1 instead of the end of March.

But some people apparently didn't get the memo and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1.

These poor folk were made fun of and were sent on ‘fools errands’ for a laugh.

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However, others think April Fools' Day stems from the age when people used to hold spring festivals marking the end of winter with 'mayhem and misrule', according to the Museum of Hoaxes.

The Ancient Roman festival of Hilaria celebrated the resurrection of the god Attis and involved dressing in disguise.

Many other cultures have held renewal festivals in Europe around April 1 and there are refereces to these dating back to the 1500s.

What is clear though is that by the 1700s, the day of hilarity was well entrenched in Britain, and now April 1 is officially the most amusing day of the year.