KNOWN the world over as April Fool's Day, in Scotland the pranksters celebration is traditionally known as 'Hunt the Gowk Day'.
KNOWN the world over as April Fool's Day, in Scotland the pranksters celebration is traditionally known as"Hunt the Gowk Day".The traditional April 1 celebrations originate from medieval times. Some historians argue that following the move of the Julian calendar - which celebrated New Year in Spring at the equinox - to the Gregorian calendar used today, people were late to get the news and continued to celebrate New Year on April 1.
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