Poisson d'Avril - chut! (demain)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU865z0qkptYcC9OiY8bJD6MozinHZIq8GznZLUftYm5ePMOpTExiYtcv17XhpqMKA5OXxDbATMSic9m2RCBL1OtBnuCeln6vPPxOOn_ACqFfMkdHVe4ru92zl66IbMNAarSfNU8rMErU/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU865z0qkptYcC9OiY8bJD6MozinHZIq8GznZLUftYm5ePMOpTExiYtcv17XhpqMKA5OXxDbATMSic9m2RCBL1OtBnuCeln6vPPxOOn_ACqFfMkdHVe4ru92zl66IbMNAarSfNU8rMErU/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0177.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you know what <u>tomorrow</u> is?</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the USA it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The tradition in France includes <i>poisson d'avril</i>, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness, and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can<a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called <i>poisson d'avril</i>, which literally means the "April Fish," because a young naive fish is easily caught.  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHrBYQm022CTMhKdQOT0LB4Ln8SfH88E0MbY7Qf3zf35a37p_hhxlBypOns5U1xc72yj0dA0dRSqkBhwqx6mZmpJDjO9MttHFoOMn0GmVBGBBdMa6lTJB8PJkpo0PUV_YeCXVi9Axdj4/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHrBYQm022CTMhKdQOT0LB4Ln8SfH88E0MbY7Qf3zf35a37p_hhxlBypOns5U1xc72yj0dA0dRSqkBhwqx6mZmpJDjO9MttHFoOMn0GmVBGBBdMa6lTJB8PJkpo0PUV_YeCXVi9Axdj4/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre et le Baron Rouge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Poisson d'Avril - chut! (demain)

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Poisson d'Avril - chut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TGupwDI0hGCH0q1bVk_4gMa4GwCi-DciI8RfdECPJkh0ltCQLMXz4Bm_lKOXXQLVSn-3YeAJCwEMSb0UZ6lv_AqxQd7UAoxfnKTAo-hff9yo0_7L9A6fRiMvLo2BL9i5Nxi_GIAdIg/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_069DSC_5616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TGupwDI0hGCH0q1bVk_4gMa4GwCi-DciI8RfdECPJkh0ltCQLMXz4Bm_lKOXXQLVSn-3YeAJCwEMSb0UZ6lv_AqxQd7UAoxfnKTAo-hff9yo0_7L9A6fRiMvLo2BL9i5Nxi_GIAdIg/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_069DSC_5616.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkInwxtS7GUqkckuLg76wghuQkRfaGtDrEiHOK_9Gz_J8wqH82XvIWoFdZ6_y_cjDBeD4eq2AbL40nrsKkOF7K6Y0OAtLQAQnxqlUJwPsGQjIgAESjXQKImwmhfz7TpMT_BkVwrXajYs/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkInwxtS7GUqkckuLg76wghuQkRfaGtDrEiHOK_9Gz_J8wqH82XvIWoFdZ6_y_cjDBeD4eq2AbL40nrsKkOF7K6Y0OAtLQAQnxqlUJwPsGQjIgAESjXQKImwmhfz7TpMT_BkVwrXajYs/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you know what <u>tomorrow</u> is?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the United States it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, "Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The tradition in France includes <i>poisson d'avril</i>, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness, and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can <a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called <i>poisson d'avril</i>, which literally means the "April Fish," because a young naive fish is easily caught.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Baron Rouge, wine bar</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></span></div></div>

Poisson d'Avril - chut!

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Quatorze Juillet - La Fête Nationale!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNNc6yGcuZMMRZWOHzhbOM0s0Bszj3k9Gt3IP5lZkrcl3keathTiS83OAAph6EkdqtiN3RJ8sD3HqIeQLaKdAp6G3q_s3DNIYBcXQ38-AZAqS-vpbG5tSOrqd9i9zUGzWtU_vK3xdnos/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNNc6yGcuZMMRZWOHzhbOM0s0Bszj3k9Gt3IP5lZkrcl3keathTiS83OAAph6EkdqtiN3RJ8sD3HqIeQLaKdAp6G3q_s3DNIYBcXQ38-AZAqS-vpbG5tSOrqd9i9zUGzWtU_vK3xdnos/s640/2008+July+14+DSC_0076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Gates of Invalides</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All of Paris is dressed in the bleu, blanc, et rouge of the French flag.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The crowds and the traffic are impossible, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the pleasure of being there in the streets </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for the great national celebration is worth it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Vive la France!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Paris and Beyond - 3 years, 1109 posts</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thank you for following, for your feedback,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and for sharing in my love for Paris (and beyond)</i></div>

Quatorze Juillet - La Fête Nationale!

The Gates of Invalides All of Paris is dressed in the bleu, blanc, et rouge of the French flag.   The crowds and the traffic are impossible,...

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La Chandeleur - jour des crêpes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TDHaVCI1alKacpIQOae0GM9r-C7956OVQwCs8hFlUbxdWJlgmJ6Sit_QQrkSUjMiMK93bbYxLY83G0i8_9gtvIzwukS6JZWm-ZITnr9uwL-IaPdDihfIZZyYA6J0d5I4s_T8qvQyNEM/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_139DSC_9250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TDHaVCI1alKacpIQOae0GM9r-C7956OVQwCs8hFlUbxdWJlgmJ6Sit_QQrkSUjMiMK93bbYxLY83G0i8_9gtvIzwukS6JZWm-ZITnr9uwL-IaPdDihfIZZyYA6J0d5I4s_T8qvQyNEM/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_139DSC_9250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Chandeleur</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fête des chandelles</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(Candlemas - English)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today is Candlemas, 2 February, and it is celebrated in France with crêpes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today I will be making crêpes, holding a coin in my left hand, and flipping the crêpe pan in my right.  If I can catch the crêpe, it means my family will be prosperous for the rest of the year, such is the legend.  Also, one does not eat crêpes until after 8:00pm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This chef at <a href="http://www.creperie-plougastel.com/index.html" target="_blank">Crêperie Plougastel</a> on Rue du Montparnasse, cheerfully allowed me to take some photos of him as he deftly prepared all the crêpes for the lunch crowd.  I have been here three or four times, introduced by French friend Isabelle.  They have both savory and sweet crêpes with quick service and good prices.  On a street full of crêperies, this one is always well attended.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Crêperie Plougastel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">47, rue du Montparnasse</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Chandeleur - jour des crêpes

La Chandeleur Fête des chandelles (Candlemas - English) Today is Candlemas, 2 February, and it is celebrated in France with crêpes. Today I ...

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Must be a French girl - XXV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8273193465_9f2f7674ee_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8273193465_9f2f7674ee_c.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As the children lined up to catch a view of the spectacular </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Galeries Lafayette Christmas windows, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I spotted this petite miss with her cascade of <i>boucles</i> (curls), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">white beret, and stylish pink coat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, definitely a French girl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galeries Lafayette</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>40, boulevard Haussmann</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Metro Chaussee d'Antin Lafayette</em></span></div>

Must be a French girl - XXV

As the children lined up to catch a view of the spectacular  Galeries Lafayette Christmas windows,  I spotted this petite miss with her casc...

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Avenue George V - le Quatorze Juillet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiGhM8xpqZwMMRYRkg8vTmNanl8v4NAD_zavthZB0rpVDz7NwS7XYjJn_ogYYPOxdbUJqO1JBO5MRt_bVtgJrW3k9IXOq1UvGJ_IoGlzfpnHPCSO2J3V1-ZdEwlNgpnskl3I5hRFXQ_Q/s1600/2008+june+paris+DSC_0222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is not a usual sight on </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Avenue George V</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was at least a vehicle that I could identify</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as opposed to the one below which was huge and strange</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIEb90ddlVPiTy5zllH6g2uTmsU_0ogx_1hVWGvaPTDsT7DSk6pSzY4ltRdSKVUPUKHP21ZcatnMEd1jFzk55TQ-2t1NEV3-MbhhLZfQa5VOt-YAejPUc6hG1Wnu0ZmPhPuyRpx0-Ooc/s1600/2008+june+paris+DSC_0345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-small;"><em>(photos taken 14 juillet 2008)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ave George V</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span>

Avenue George V - le Quatorze Juillet

This is not a usual sight on Avenue George V This was at least a vehicle that I could identify as opposed to the one below which was huge an...

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Poisson d'avril -- chut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAhjPcHBprU5-NWGOUODKT5X2AjUWeplYGc4031vg6YmxLbQCt7pBEK4zi6oNs7x5IbbckuEtL5vfUE_PpI3uAoFHjcZSvLH-1Y4RhjQAhEIsz0mHKc_kWGqO97J5tEQCMCEu-q7rlz4/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAhjPcHBprU5-NWGOUODKT5X2AjUWeplYGc4031vg6YmxLbQCt7pBEK4zi6oNs7x5IbbckuEtL5vfUE_PpI3uAoFHjcZSvLH-1Y4RhjQAhEIsz0mHKc_kWGqO97J5tEQCMCEu-q7rlz4/s640/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you know what tomorrow is?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the United States it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, "Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The tradition in France includes poisson d'avril, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can <a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank"><strong>read about it here</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called Poisson d'avril, which literally means the "April Fish," because a yound naive fish is easily caught.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">(I do know that these are oysters, but I did not have any good fish photos.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Poisson d'avril -- chut!

Do you know what tomorrow is? In the United States it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, "Look out!  There's a spider on y...

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