Snow, finally

Posted by Katrien Vander Straeten Feb 15, 2007

While I was already contemplating April - I know, it's not even March yet! - the weather turned nasty. We can't complain, really, in Boston. It was our first big snowstorm and not even such a biggie. I rather like the extra sunshine, reflected off the snowbanks and icesheets, and even enjoy slipping and sliding a bit, as long as I'm not carrying precious cargo such as my toddler.

In any case, about April: I had a great time researching and writing two articles, one about April Fools' and one about the April Fish, a special kind of April Fools' prank in Europe.

Both the day and the fish are very intriguing, since we can speculate till eternity come, and never know if we ever got to the truth of their meaning or historical origin. April Fools is one of those slippery "holidays" that arose out of many local customs and traditions, and you don't even know when it officially came to be known as "April Fools"... There is also a lot of misinformation out there on the net, so I had to do a bit of debunking as well (always fun).

What April Fools' pranks have you played, or were you the victim of? We'd love to hear!