Every year 1st April marks the celebration of April Fools day in which people indulge in April Fool day pranks or practical joke on each other as a fun game and the one who is befooled is known as April fool.
The origin of April fool’s day is marked in the western world, however there isn’t any concrete evidence some historian believe that the tradition of celebrating an April fool’s day began in France in 16th century with the introduction of Georgian calendar the new year was shifted from April 1 to 1st January, and those who were unaware of the fact that new year dates have been moved, celebrated new year on old date are called to be fools or April fools .Thus the name originates from this incident dates back to early 1600s. It is thought to be the origin of the April fool’s day celebration, however it has not any concrete evidences of the same though and the way of celebrating April fool’s day is also not the same.
Not limited to only western countries, April fool’s day is celebrated all across the world with great fun and enjoyment among the people of all age groups be it children or adults. Everyone loves to play pranks with their near and dear ones all along the day. It is the day which celebrates the importance of fun with light hearted pranks offering enjoyment to all people. You can indulge in fun activities pulling each other’s leg without being guilty or without being offended.
10 April Fool's pranks by companies in S'pore
April Fool's is upon us.
As always, companies in Singapore are taking the opportunity to market themselves by pranking consumers, so here are 10 of them that made it to this article:
- Shacking up at SHACKbnb - Since Airbnb is not available here, Shake Shack Singapore has launched their version, SHACKbnb.
- Boost's Kecil-Kecil Chili Smoothie - Making drinks spicy as a prank? Nothing new here.
- Zouk's spicy vodka - Yet another spicy drink.
- Meadow's Soy Sauce Ice Cream - Maybe we can cool off with Giant Singapore's newest addition to their ice cream lineup — Soy Sauce Ice Cream.
- Ichiban's California Maki Sundae = California Maki Sundae might taste good, right?
- Aetos Skyrangers - Aetos Holdings has launched their new Aerial Protectors, the Skyrangers Unit (ASU).
- The Happiest Meal by Durex - The Happiest Meal comes with nuggets, fries and an "invisible" drink.
- NTUC's KID-sized truffle potato chips - This limited edition 1.8kg bag is available only at FairPrice Xtra VivoCity today (Apr.1).
- Gong Cha's Stinky Tofu Soy Milk Tea - Fancy stinky tofu in your foamy cup of soy milk tea?
- Takagi Ramen's Tonkotsu Coriander Ramen - Coriander pranks are apparently not over yet.
