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In Iran, it is called "Dorugh-e Sizdah" (lie of Thirteen) and people and media prank on 13 Farvardin (Sizdah bedar) that is equivalent of 1 April.It is a tradition that takes place 13 days after the Persian new year Nowruz.
Sizdah Bedar (Persian: سیزدهبدر – sīzdah bedar), [1] [2] (lit. 'Thirteen outdoor') also known as Nature's Day (روز طبیعت – rūz-e tabī'at), [citation needed] is an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar (and the first month of spring, during which people spend time picnicking outdoors. [1]
In Iran, it is the day of the new year in the Solar Hijri algorithmic calendar, ... similar to April Fools' Day. [55] History. Origin in the Iranian religions.
The Scottish used to call it Huntigowk Day. The French use it as an excuse to prank people with fish. Iranians have a version tied to ancient customs. It seems nearly every culture is united by a ...
Click through some of the top April Fools' Day jokes from 2015: One of the more popular theories on why we have April Fools' Day, or All Fools' Day, centers around the West's adoption of the ...
Stacker sifted through hoaxes, pranks, and misconceptions to find the real origins of April Fools' Day, using research and historical documents.
Feast of the Annunciation, Independence Day (Bangladesh) and Greek Independence Day - 5-6 Farvardin; Khordad Sal - 6 Farvardin; April Fools' Day - 11 or 12 Farvardin; Islamic Republic Day - 12 Farvardin; Sizdah Be-dar - 13 Farvardin; Qingming Festival - 15-17 Farvardin; International Day of Sport for Development and Peace - 17 or 18 Farvardin
On April Fools’ Day in 1698, so many saps were tricked into schlepping to the Tower of London to watch the “washing of the lions” (a ceremony that didn’t exist) that the April 2 edition of ...