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April Fools' Day

annual celebration commemorated on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes
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April Fools' Day
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April Fools' Day

Summary

April Fools' Day is a recurring event[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of recurring_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,036 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • April Fools' Day's instance of is recorded as recurring event[3].
  • April Fools' Day's instance of is recorded as annual commemoration[4].
  • April Fools' Day took place at United Kingdom[5].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Ireland[6].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was France[7].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Italy[8].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Portugal[9].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Germany[10].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Netherlands[11].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Romania[12].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Belgium[13].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Poland[14].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Denmark[15].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Sweden[16].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Norway[17].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Iceland[18].
  • April Fools' Day took place at United States[19].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Australia[20].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Brazil[21].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Japan[22].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Galicia[23].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Menorca[24].
  • The location of April Fools' Day was Austria[25].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Switzerland[26].
  • April Fools' Day took place at Taiwan[27].

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When and Where

April Fools' Day began on 1564[28]. Recorded location include United Kingdom[5], Ireland[6], France[7], Italy[8], Portugal[9], and Germany[10].

Context

Recorded instance of include recurring event[3] and annual commemoration[4].

Why It Matters

April Fools' Day ranks in the top 1% of recurring_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,036 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Denmark France Galicia Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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