Story of April fool

Story of April fool.....
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Here is an interesting historical
fact. Just have a look at the
calendar for the month of
September 1752.
Go to Google type "September
1752 calendar" & see for yourself.
You will notice, 11 days are simply
missing from the month.
Here's the explanation: This was
the month during which England
shifted from the Roman Julian
Calendar to the Gregorian
Calendar.
A Julian year was 11 days longer
than a Gregorian year. So, the King
of England ordered 11 days to be
wiped off the face of that particular
month.
So, the workers worked for 11 days
less that month, but got paid for
the whole month. That's how the
concept of "paid leave" was born.
Hail the King!!!
In the Roman Julian Calendar, April
used to be the first month of the
year; but the Gregorian Calendar
observed January as the first
month. Even after shifting to the
Gregorian Calendar, many people
refused to give up old traditions
and continued celebrating 1st April
as the New Year's Day. When
simple orders didn't work, the King
finally issued a royal dictum; which
stated that those who celebrated
1st April as the new year's day
would be labelled as fools. From
then on, 1st April became April
Fool's Day.
History is really interesting!

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