APRIL FOOLS
The custom of April fooling is a very ancient one, and dates, back to remote times. The origin of the custom has been traced back to many sources, but it is generally agreed that the sending of the victim on his fruitless errand is a travesty of the sending of our Saviour from Annas to Caidphas and from Pilate to Herod. Some, however, affirm that th» custom goes back to even earlier times, and is symbolical -of the first fruitless errand of the dove from the ark. France is" the real home of April fooling and Scotland derived' the custom -from
that country, but while £he victim in Scotland is called a "gowk", (old Scots for cuckoo) lie is known in France as "un poisson d'avril" ("An April fish*.)-.
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 44, 10 April 1930, Page 10
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131APRIL FOOLS Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 44, 10 April 1930, Page 10
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