April Fools’ Day always falls on the first day of April ... France and Italy The "April fish" French tradition is alive and well there and in Italy, where it's called pesce d'aprile.

A French mayor has apologised after her April Fool's joke about Swedish furniture giant Ikea coming to town with 4,000 new jobs hit a sour note. Caroline Cayeux used Facebook and Twitter to ...

Even worse, the old French New Year wasn’t on March 25 ... very institution he reached out to about the origin of April Fools’ Day. In 2009, Bayles reflected on the controversy in an interview ...