[MANNAM] April Fool’s Day.

[MANNAM] April Fool’s Day.

Tomorrow is the first day of April

Then what pops in your mind? Yes, April Fool’s day!

It is internationally recognized as the day that people do practical jokes.

It was originated from France.

Before, the New Year day was March 25^th according to current international solar calendar.

From March 25^th to April 1^st, French people celebrated the vernal equinox. 
Especially on the first day of April, people used to exchange gifts to celebrate the New Year.

However there was change of the date of New Year in 1664.

The date of New Year was changed by Charles IX, French king of the time.

Charles IX chose another calendar to count the year, therefore January 1^st become the New Year day.

Although April 1^st is no longer count as New Year day, some people still think it as beginning of the New Year and celebrate New Year.

For those people who still don’t know the changes of calendar, people called them ‘fool’ instead of telling them truth.

This is origin of April Fool’s day.

But, this is not only what had happened in April 1st! 

In 1919, the Associated Press reported that a prankster started a rumor alleging that Colonel House had announced that the peace treaty ending World War I had been signed:

"The report rapidly spread over all Paris and the telephone wires to the American headquarters in the hotel de Crillon became hot with inquiries as to the truth of the rumor.

It did not take long however, for inquiries to realize the character of the report when they were reminded that today was April 1st."

The Treaty of Versailles, which marked the formal end of the war, was signed on June 28, 1919

It was only a hoax, but doesn’t this happening show how much people longed for the peace and the cease of the war?

The rumor of the peace treaty ending World War I, spread widely over all Paris and across the Pacific to America, because people longing desire for peaceful world.

Moreover, this rumor was actualized through three months later on the same year of this hoax was happened. On the same year 1919, Treaty of Versailles was singed which marked the cease of World War 2.

Isn’t it amazing that word of ceasing war spread around the world and actually became true?

For tomorrow, instead of making naughty hoax, why don’t we send hopeful message of future to the other MANNAM friends?

Perhaps, your good and wishful word would spread around people to hope world, as the news of ceasing war became true!

Reference http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/af_database/permalink/peace_treaty_signed