Good fried ...

The origin of the fish seems dated April sixteenth century.
Indeed, in 1564, King Charles IX decreed that the year would begin on April 1, most but on January 1.
This change also shifted exchanges of gifts and bonuses, which marked the transition to the new year.
So, to sow doubts about the actual date of the Lunar New Year, some continued to offer gifts in April.
Over time, small gifts from April turned into gift for laughter and jokes.
The beginning of April is the end of fasting, abstinence period of 40 days during which you do not eat meat, among Christians and the meat was often replaced by ... Fish, and as the gifts that we were often offered food, the fish was the most common gift!
Obviously a change of date of the new year is not without reactions and protesters have received fish on the head! Today is a day of jokes, laughs and jokes.
Everything is allowed to relax in a good mood!
The most famous joke is that of catching a fish quietly paper behind the backs of the people!
Ironically, France, fishing is prohibited during this period to allow fish spawning?
While some had the idea to mock fishermen throwing herrings into rivers or ponds shouting: "April Fool's! "
In England and the United States, it is the "April fool's day". The jokes are in the morning and if you are trapped, you are a "noodle".

On this ... Good fish from April .... And use it to eat at a meal ... It is good for your health (and not just on 1 April) ... With the exception of frying, too fat!