Since forever, we have preferred laughing at others than at ourselves. However, to keep everything in the spirit of sport, 1st April gives us special rights, but also obligations. You have to be inspiring, truly witty, interesting and to truly respect and love the one you want to play joke on!
Safe jokes do not mean that you can not be a bit "rude". Good knowledge of the "subject" on which you are planning to play joke is more than necessary because of the success of the joke itself and because of the situation afterwards. Yes, yes. The situation afterwards is essentially the most important thing. The laughter of the one whom you fooled, deceived or seduced is priceless. This laughter brings you closer and relaxes and even heals many people.
The first of April, as the Joke Day, is mentioned in the 14th century in the Canterbury Tales, but the roots are older. When the seasons marked the beginning and the end of the calendar year, the New Year was celebrated at the end of March. The celebration lasted for several days, and where the celebration is, there is also an opportunity to be happy and laugh. The joke day, 1st April, began to officially be celebrated in the 16th century and has not lost its popularity to this day. In some countries, jokes are played on until noon and who dares to play tricks after noon, they are called April fool.
In Serbia people are joking almost every day, so it is no wonder that domestic jokes are sometimes much more crazier and more cruel. And laughter is bigger. However, do not exaggerate because as you are preparing to "fool" someone, there is a joke around the corner just like made for you.
