- April errand
- not exactly a celebration but an errand on which an April fool is sent on 1st April...
Scottish slang . 2013.
April errand
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April — 1. Am ersten (und letzten) April schickt man die Narren wohin man will. – Wurzbach II, 10; Schambach, 383. Holl.: Op den eersten April zendt men de gekken, waar men wil. (Harrebomée, I, 18.) 2. Am 15. April der Kukuk singen soll, und müsst er… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
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