Traditional French "Poisson d'Avril" (April Fool) greeting postcard depicting man holding fishes - circa 1905-10.

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In France and Italy, children and adults traditionally tack paper fishes on each other's back as a trick and shout "April fish!" in their local languages ("Poisson d'Avril!" and "Pesce d'aprile!" in French and Italian, respectively). Such fish feature prominently on many French late 19th to early 20th century April Fools' Day postcards as seen here.

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Size: 3440px × 5200px
Location: France
Photo credit: © Ed Buziak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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