April Fools' Day has its roots back in time. Even in medieval Europe in March and April, organized fairs and celebrations associated with the arrival of spring. The most fun was the feast of fools, where the rules are jesters and buffoons, but from the common people chosen "silly" the bishops, kings and townspeople who were subjected to jokes and ridicule.
It is believed that the tradition of every year to play each other and lie recklessly appeared in 16 century in France, "April fool" named those who, even after the transition to a new calendar to celebrate New Year on the old fashioned way - not on 1 January and 1 April. So there was a so-called Fools Day, has become traditional.
In Russia, April Fools' jokes become a tradition, after one day the inhabitants of St. Petersburg in the early morning had been raised from their beds alarming alarm, usually spoken of a fire . It was April 1, and anxiety, it is easy to guess, was false. We also know that in the reign of Peter I the troupe of German actors deceived in this day and the audience and the Emperor, putting on a stage play instead of submitting a banner reading "April Fool". Peter did not get angry, and said only, leaving the theater: "Liberty comedians».
Since then the tradition of jokes on April 1 was fixed in Russia, and eventually even appeared a number of rules that allow some fun in a kind way, without spoiling the mood anyone .
main rule - is harmless joke. Usually only joke on the people who know. We can not allow the joke was distasteful, somehow hit the man, especially if it relates to his appearance. For example, one does not "joke" over a man who cares for your hair and unaware of hair loss: "Anatoly, you bald head! From April 1, »!
Try not to make fun of unbalanced people. We have in mind not only those who have a doctor found abnormalities in the psyche, but also those who, to put it mildly, does not behave quite adequately. Usually it's too nervous, too tense person, or just people without a sense of humor.
Superiors assign to a category of people. They trifled with. Boss in any case do not need to "claim" about the failure of the contract or transaction torn.
Its rules to spend the day there is laughter and hotels. April 4, Arthurs SPA Hotel (Moscow) will hold a variety of activities that will allow you to lift yourself up, smile and laugh heartily. Feast of laughter at the hotel will be marked by activities such as "Multi-colored paint of Spring" - a competition to create a drawing on asphalt, the tournament by shooting, crosses - zeros, disco mini disco, evening entertainment with an invitation to entertainers, disco. In addition, April 3, for you are waiting for evening entertainment and disco, and April 5 - "Podelkin - Samodelkin" for children.
An interesting proposal made hotel chain «Soko Hotels». Do you believe in a 50% discount on April 1? Do not rush to say - "I do not believe." It was such a discount is waiting for everyone who plans to book a room in any hotel of St. Petersburg network "Soko" from 1 to 2 April 2010. Now there's a reason to spend April Fool's Day in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere in the hotel of St. Petersburg, but also beneficial to save. By the way, all the hotels «Soko» located in the central part of town, so you can just manage to get the other surprises in preparing this day by many central shops, cafes, restaurants, boutiques.
But it offers to spend a holiday hotel chain Foresta. At the weekend, guests can take part in various awkward games such as throwing slippers at a distance, the transfer of women through an obstacle course, the men's synchronized swimming, to participate together with animators in the sketch show, hear the anecdote in his own performance on the radio waves Foresta and most importantly play with the animation team of his friends no worse than play for the stars in the well-known program Valdis Pelsh!