Have you ever wondered where your favorite holidays came from? Sure, Thanksgiving is about the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating their unity, but April Fools? April Fools comes from 1563, when France decided to switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Many people were slow to receive the news and continued to celebrate the new year on April first instead of January first. In order to celebrate this “new year,” paper fish were placed on these peoples backs and were called “poisson d’avril” (April fish) to symbolize young, easily caught fish, and a gullible person. In France, the tradition continues to this day and April first is widely celebrated. It has even spread to America, where we celebrate the day with larger pranks. French classes have taken a different approach and have decided to continue the French traditions. Pioneer students received extra credit for pranking their friends.