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From the April 2004 American Speaker issue:
Seasonal Sayings
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Thursday, April 1: April Fools Day
(The tradition of April Fools Day pranks goes back at least as far as 16th century France and is still widely observed in Europe and the English-speaking world.)
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Tuesday, April 6: First Day of Passover
[On the night of the Seder, or Passover dinner] ... the grandfather, father or oldest son opens the seder with a prayer in Aramaic: This is the bread of affliction that our fathers ate in the land of Egypt."
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