april fool's day

yay!! it's april fools day again!!

ahh, wait, but what it is april fools day exactly??

for me it was always the day when we would play pranks to others, tell lies with no consequences because everyone knew it was allowed on that day.

did you ever stop to think from where this tradition comes from??

like most of old traditions like this one nobody knows for sure it's origins. doing a quick search on internet you will find one theory that stands out from the others.

so, apparently, back in the old days of 1548 during the council of trent it had proposed to change the calendar to the gregorian calendar which was implemented by pope gregory in 1582 (this people weren't very creative with naming things :p)

in the meantime, and because you know how french people are - they want to show how modern they are - king charles IX decided to implement the gregorian calendar in the gone year of 1564. ie, the new year would be at the 1st of january instead of the 25th of march (spring solstice in north hemisphere). the celebrations would go from the 25th of march until the 1st of april.

like always there are a few that like to resist to change and keept celebrating the new year on the 25th of march....poor fools

obviously they started to be ridiculed by all the others. french do love to play pranks on others, or so i've heard :p

and this is one of the theories on how april fools day started

for the best part of this day is to have a good time with friends and family

to help you to make the best out of this day, here it is some ideas for you to use (unfortunately none are mine, all from this beautiful place called the internet)

what prancks have you planned for today?? i would love to know, share with us

purplepink

xx

motivational monday

purplepink
xx

happy mothers day

today is the mothers day in england so i couldn't let the day pass without giving you my vision of it.....enjoy :D

love you mom!!!


purplepink
xx

happy friday

enjoy!!

purplepink
xx

motivational monday

purplepink
xx

happy friday!!

and we all know its friday because we can't stop thinking about going for a pint after work

so.....HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

purplepink
xx

motivational monday

people often say that motivation doesn’t last. well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.

zig ziglar

purplepink
xx

happy friday!!

i hate those fellows who crank their volume up in their carriages :p

(for those who don't speak portuguese)

 xx
purplepink

pancake day

so i heard that today it is pancake day and i was like....what the hell is pancake day??

well, for those who do not know, like me until recently, time out describes it as

"shrove tuesday marks the last day before lent, traditionally a period of abstinence, associated with clearing your cupboards of goods suchas as sugar, fats and eggs. it is commonly know as pancake day because it represents a good opportunity to use such ingredients ahead of the fasting period."

for me this day was always carnaval :D

ohh, don't get me started with carnaval. it's one of the best times of the year. in portugal we have a very strong tradition of carnaval, not at the same scale as in brazil, but still pretty good and very funny. 

ohh well, back to pancake day. so at the office we have decided to celebrate this day. but obviously that if we are going to celebrate pancake day we are going to do it in style.

exactly!! we know how to take care of ourselves. and now.......diet and counting calories. summer time is almost here :D

so, what about you?? what have you done to celebrate your pancake day??

i would love to hear from you.

love,

purplepink