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April Fool's Day is celebrated in April Fool's Day is celebrated in different countries around the world different countries around the world

on April 1 every year. April Fool's on April 1 every year. April Fool's Day is not an official holiday, but Day is not an official holiday, but has won wide popularity and is has won wide popularity and is celebrated as a day when many celebrated as a day when many people tell their friends, family, people tell their friends, family,

teachers, neighbors and colleagues teachers, neighbors and colleagues jokes and funny fablesjokes and funny fables..

In our country it is believed In our country it is believed that the customthat the custom to to lie on lie on April 1 comes from the April 1 comes from the times of the Slavs and their times of the Slavs and their attitude toattitude towardswards the the changeable nature of the changeable nature of the weather in April. Hesitant weather in April. Hesitant spring and dynamic spring and dynamic changes of temperatures changes of temperatures are supposed are supposed to be the to be the reasonreason for for our ancestors to our ancestors to decide to lie.decide to lie.

CleverClever Petar is a Petar is a traditional Bulgarian traditional Bulgarian folk hero, who is folk hero, who is telling anecdotes telling anecdotes throughout the whole throughout the whole Bulgarian state nearly Bulgarian state nearly 400 years ago.400 years ago.

Clever Petar appeared Clever Petar appeared in 16-17 century in 16-17 century for the for the first time first time and stories and stories about him are about him are still still told told in Bulgaria. In 1873 he in Bulgaria. In 1873 he appeared in the works appeared in the works of of the author the author IliaIlia Blaskov.AnBlaskov.An opera opera was was written about himwritten about him in in 1967 and two comedy 1967 and two comedy filmsfilms were made were made - in - in 1939 and 19601939 and 1960..

Clever Peter is a Clever Peter is a poor peasant, poor peasant, featuring featuring exceptional smarts, exceptional smarts, wisdom and wisdom and ingenuity, as its ingenuity, as its name suggests.name suggests.

Clever Petar is seen Clever Petar is seen as a local analogue of as a local analogue of the literary character the literary character NasNasttradin Hodja. They radin Hodja. They often argue and often argue and outsmart each other outsmart each other in hilarious stories in hilarious stories which which make people make people laughlaugh even even today. today.

On April 1, we celebrate the Day of On April 1, we celebrate the Day of humor joke and lie. The holiday is humor joke and lie. The holiday is international, and in Bulgaria international, and in Bulgaria it it is is

associated with various associated with various superstitions, such as that to have superstitions, such as that to have good luck throughout the year, good luck throughout the year, you you must lie at least once and you must lie at least once and you have have

to be to be deceivedeceived byd by someone till someone till noon.noon.

ManyMany people people like to like to joke or tell joke or tell somebodysomebody a a lie, but lie, but doing it once a year doing it once a year is not a sin.is not a sin.

In GabrovoIn Gabrovo,a town in ,a town in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, the House of the House of Humour and SatireHumour and Satire is is locatedlocated, which is a , which is a cultural centre whose cultural centre whose main objectives are main objectives are collecting andcollecting and hosting hosting permanent and permanent and temporary exhibitions of temporary exhibitions of humorous and satirical humorous and satirical works of artworks of art from from Bulgaria and from all over Bulgaria and from all over the world.the world.

The The House of HumoHouse of Humouur and Satire is a unique cultural r and Satire is a unique cultural institution of international and global importance.institution of international and global importance.

On the day of the joke On the day of the joke it it seems seems that that allall people people put put

broad smiles broad smiles on their faces on their faces and a race and a race begins begins who will who will first first be able to outwit the be able to outwit the

other.other.