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COGwriter <\/a><\/p>\n Today is\u00a0 April 1, 2015 on the Roman calendar.\u00a0 It is Nisan 12 or otherwise known as the 12th day of Abib on the Hebrew calendar. The Bible teaches that Nisan\/Abib 1 is actually the first day of the year on God’s calendar.<\/p>\n But most people do not realize that.<\/p>\n Many people call the first day of April, \u201cApril Fools\u2019 Day.\u201d Notice something about it:<\/p>\n Today is April 1 — April Fool’s Day, if you will…in more recent times it’s chock full of good-natured pranks<\/a>. But watch out; any scams or pranks can end up being costly. Case in point: Back in 2005, KBDS-FM radio conducted an April Fool’s giveaway for a Hummer, but used a play on words to actually give away an R\/C model of a Hummer. The winner, Shannon Castillo, was not amused. She filed suit for $60,000<\/a>, the cost of a new Hummer.<\/p>\n With that in mind, it’ a good idea to be hypercritical of anything you read online today.http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-505143_162-57577203\/beware-hoaxes-can-be-costly\/<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Accounts of the Origins of April Fool’s Day<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you know why April 1st is observed as April Fool’s Day by various ones in the world?<\/p>\n Here are a couple of accounts:<\/p>\n The origins of April Fools\u2019 Day are shrouded in mystery, experts say. <\/span><\/p>\n The most popular theory is that France changed its calendar in the 1500s so that the New Year would begin in January to match the Roman calendar instead of the start of spring in late March or early April. <\/span><\/p>\n However word of the change traveled slowly, and many people in rural areas continued to celebrate the New Year in the spring. These country dwellers became known as \u201cApril fools.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Boese, who has studied the holiday\u2019s origin, disagrees with that interpretation. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[The French] theory is completely wrong, because the day that the French celebrated the beginning of the year legally was Easter day, so it never really was associated with April first,\u201d he said\u2026 http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2008\/03\/080328-april-fools.html<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n .<\/p>\n \u201cApril Fool\u2019s Day. The first mention of this custom is a curt note in Aubrey: \u2018Fooles holy day<\/strong>.<\/span> We observe it on ye first of April. And so it is kept in Germany everywhere.\u2019 ( Aubrey, 1686<\/strong>, 1880: 10). It must have reached England from Germany or France in the mid-17th century, and quickly became very popular under the name All Fools\u2019 Day; 18th-century writers call it \u2018universal\u2019.\u201d <\/span> [English writer John Aubrey ?]<\/span> – Oxford University Press 2000<\/strong> <\/span>http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/doc\/1O71-AprilFoolsDay.html<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere are several explanations for the origin of April Fools\u2019 Day<\/strong>, but here is the most plausible one. April 1st was once New Year\u2019s Day in France. In 1582, Pope Gregory declared the adoption of his Gregorian calendar to replace the Julian calendar and New Year\u2019s Day was officially changed to January 1st. It took awhile for everyone in France to hear the news of this major change and others obstinately refused to accept the new calendar, so a lot of people continued to celebrate New Year\u2019s Day on the first of April \u2013 earning them the name April fools<\/strong>. The April fools were subjected to ridicule and practical jokes and the tradition was born. The butts of these pranks were first called poisson d\u2019avril<\/em> or April fish<\/em> because a young naive fish is easily caught. A common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke. This evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continues on the first day of April.\u201d – Dictionary.com by Lexico Publishing Group<\/strong> http:\/\/dictionary.reference.com\/features\/aprilfools.html<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/strong>So there are a few theories about where \u201cApril Fools\u2019 Day\u201d originated.<\/p>\n But, basically because the Roman calendar was adopted, some who had accepted the more traditional (and biblical) notion that the year began in the Spring, they were made fun of.<\/p>\n Notice what God teaches in the Bible:<\/p>\n This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you\u2026On this day you are going out, in the month Abib (Exodus 12:2;13:4).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Most of the time the first day of the year that God is referring to comes in March of April in modern calendars.<\/p>\n This year the first day of Abib was in March. The Bible also refers to the first month of the year with the name Nisan (Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7).\u00a0 The Passover<\/a> (which is tomorrow after sunset) and biblical holy days (some of which are also this month, see Holy Day Calendar<\/a>) are based upon the calendar that begins on Nisan 1.<\/p>\n Because most people do not realize this, they also tend not to understand about God’s Holy Days.<\/p>\n And historically calling people fools because they did not change the biblical beginning of the year from Spring to January 1st, apparently did not help people realize when the BIBLE teaches that the year is supposed to begin.<\/p>\n However, unlike most others, now you know.<\/p>\n Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n Should Christians Keep the Days of Unleavened Bread?<\/a> Do they have any use or meaning now? What is leaven? This article supplies some biblical answers. Here is a YouTube video intended to be viewed for the first day of unleavened bread: Christians and the Days of Unleavened Bread.<\/a> COGwriter Today is\u00a0 April 1, 2015 on the Roman calendar.\u00a0 It is Nisan 12 or otherwise known as the 12th day of Abib on the Hebrew calendar. The Bible teaches that Nisan\/Abib 1 is actually the first day of the year on God’s calendar. But most people do not realize that. Many people call the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cog-news","category-religious-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
\nIs There \u201cAn Annual Worship Calendar\u201d In the Bible?<\/a> This paper provides a biblical and historical critique of several articles, including one by WCG which states that this should be a local decision. What do the Holy Days mean? Also you can click here for the calendar of Holy Days<\/a>.
\nIs January 1st a Date for Christians Celebrate?<\/a> Historical and biblical answers to this question about the world\u2019s New Year\u2019s day.
\nKeeping Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread<\/a> How should Christians keep Passover, especially if they are by themselves. Why does the Church of God not require lambs for Passover? How does one keep the Days of Unleavened Bread? For a step-by-step video for Christians to keep it, check out CCOG Passover Service<\/a>. Here is a link to a related article in the Spanish language: Guardando la Pascua y los D\u00edas de los Panes sin Levadura<\/a>.<\/em>
\nPreparing for Passover<\/a> The Apostle Paul taught that Christians should examine themselves prior to taking Passover. This YouTube video sermon gives suggestions on how to prepare.
\nPassover and the Early Church<\/a> Did the early Christians observe Passover? What did Jesus and Paul teach? Why did Jesus die for our sins? There is also a detailed YouTube video available titled History of the Christian Passover<\/a>.
\nHoly Day Calendar<\/a> This is a listing of the biblical holy days through 2024, with their Roman calendar dates. They are really hard to observe if you do not know when they occur \ud83d\ude42 In the Spanish\/Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/span>\/Castellano language: Calendario de los D\u00edas Santos<\/a>. In Mandarin Chinese: \u4f55\u65e5\u662f\u795e\u7684\u5723\u65e5\uff1f \u8fd9\u91cc\u662f\u4e00\u4efd\u795e\u7684\u5723\u65e5\u65e5\u5386\u4ece2013\u5e74\u81f32024\u5e74\u3002<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"