{"id":657406,"date":"2025-12-27T07:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657406\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T07:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:42:11","slug":"from-the-archives-what-pranks-did-they-pull-on-december-28-in-2023-spains-version-of-april-fools-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657406\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM THE ARCHIVES: What pranks did they pull on December 28 in 2023 – Spain’s version of April Fool’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

IF YOU live in Spain, you should be very careful what you believe today, December 28. Dubbed the Dia de los Inocentes, or The Day of the Innocents, the day is the Spanish version of April Fool\u2019s Day, and a time when pranks will be played between friends, family and work colleagues, as well as joke news stories appearing in the press.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bizarrely, however, the day has its roots in the Christian feast that was traditionally held on December 28 in remembrance of the massacre of children by King Herod in his attempt to kill the baby Jesus.<\/p>\n

Over time, it is thought, the day became associated with the so-called Feast of the Fools, which took on a carnivalesque and jokey tone, eventually becoming a day to celebrate humour and pranks, as it is today.<\/p>\n

As is the case for April Fool\u2019s Day in other countries such as the UK, the press likes to get in on the act, and December 28 is traditionally a day when keen-eyed readers seek out joke stories in printed and online newspapers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sports paper Mundo Deportivo published a fake news story early on Thursday morning claiming that PSG player Mbappe was actually headed to FC Barcelona, rather than his long-rumoured move to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

The Civil Guard, meanwhile, whose community managers never miss the chance to prank followers on December 28, put out a tweet celebrating the \u201cInternational Day of UFO Sightings\u201d, accompanied by a photo of two of its helicopter pilots apparently flying into space. \u201cThe force will be with you, always,\u201d the message concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hoy, D\u00eda Internacional de Avistamientos de Ovnis la @guardiacivil<\/a> presenta la UEAR (Unidad Espacial de Avistamiento y Receptaci\u00f3n), compuesta por personal de tierra, mar y aire.<\/p>\n

\u00abLa fuerza estar\u00e1 ya contigo\u2026 siempre\u00bb
(Obi-Wan Kenobi a Luke Skywalker) pic.twitter.com\/QI79nfRzev<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) December 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A Twitter user announced an upcoming biopic directed by Wes Anderson of Spanish tennis star Rafa Nadal, complete with photoshopped poster featuring actor Thimoth\u00e9e Chalamet as the eponymous sports hero.<\/p>\n

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RAFA, el esperado biopic de Rafael Nadal que dirigir\u00e1 Wes Anderson, ver\u00e1 por fin la luz este 2024 y ser\u00e1 protagonizado por Thimoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/0XG3gkdBNi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lubilder (@Lubilder) December 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And a user called Diego A Moreno also resorted to some photoshopping for his \u2018inocentada\u2019, sharing a photo of a tub of Nesquik, \u2018now with broccoli\u2019. \u201cGood morning!\u201d he wrote. I\u2019ve tried it and it\u2019s amazing!\u201d<\/p>\n

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