In France and Italy on this day each year it was a tradition to pin a picture of a fish on the back of an unsuspecting victim. I love this old French greeting card image!

Nobody ever did anything better than the flappers!

And below is a photo from Rome from the 1950s. Think away the red circle.

In the USA, we simply pull little tricks on friends or family members and then when they react, we say April Fool’s! This is especially fun for elementary school children. What a sweet time!