As many of you know we've been slaving away and getting everything for the relaunch this Friday. Working on the website, and the whole experience for all of our customers to make the process of getting your mitts on a new shirt an easy and fun one.
So for today's blog (sorry I know it's not Tuesday but who can keep track of days anymore) it's going to be a short one. I will give you the origin of April Fools Day, which coinsides with our relaunch, but no we are not fooling.
April Fools' Day is celebrated in the Western world on the 1st of April of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a legal holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day which tolerates practical jokes and general foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good humoured or funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, etc.
Traditionally, in some countries such as New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".[1] It is for this reason that newspapers in the U.K. that run a front page April fool only do so on the first (morning) edition.[2] Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., the jokes last all day. The earliest recorded association between 1st April and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of the 1st of January as New Year's Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references. (Source: Wikipedia)
Yes we know, took the easy way out by sourcing Wikipedia, but hey I wasn't there for the first office prank. Hope everyone is having a swell week, and that you are getting ready for the relaunch!
Until next time, (next time will be better) Arnie
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