April 1

[maggiebee]

Many in Scotland still call April 1st Hunty Gowk. If you tried to fool someone after midday you would be told:

Hunty Gowk’s passed and you're the fool at last. Hunty Gowk is up the tree and your the fool as well as me.

In the N.E. fool is pronounced feel.

[Buenchico]

Possibly of interest:
https://www.scotsman.com/regions/gowk-day-how-scots-celebrated-april-fools-day-548829

[Buenchico]

Also . . .
https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_gowk

[Buenchico]

I love this poem:

[maggiebee]

Wow, thanks for that Chris. My dad always called a cuckoo a gowk.

[wolf63]

I've never heard of Hunty Gowk.

[Ken4155]

Hunt The Gowk, perhaps?

Dinna laugh, dinna smile
Hunt the Gowk another mile.

[Ken4155]

Or maybe Huntigowk?

https://www.thenational.scot/news/14849040.profile-huntigowk-the-hoaxers-high-day/

[maggiebee]

Yes, many variations depending on where you live. Believe it originally came from Hunt the Gowk.

[ferlew]

When I was a child growing up in Yorkshire, it was April Fools day till noon, and then on it was 'Legging up Day' - never heard of it anywhere else.

[Buenchico]

Did you live anywhere near to Hull, Ferlew?
https://thehullhub.co.uk/april-antics-and-hulls-unique-tomfoolery/

[ferlew]

I did as a child Buenchico.