April Fools' Day is widely known as a time for jokes and hoaxes, but exactly why do these traditionally take place on April 1 is a bit a baffling mystery.

While it is widely believed that April Fools' Day may have roots back in ancient Rome or Britain, clear references to the April tradition do not appear until the late Middle Ages, according to Stephen Winick of the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center.

April 1 marks April Fools’ Day in the United States, often compared with Día de los Inocentes in Latin America, but the celebrations are not the same.

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