April Fool : Un fish April is a joke, even a hoax, that one makes on April 1 to his acquaintances or to his friends. It is also customary to make hoaxes in the media, including print, radio, television and on the Internet.
For children, it consists of hanging a paper fish behind the backs of people you want to make fun of. " April Fool ! Is also the exclamation that one pushes once one of the jokes is discovered.
This tradition is an opportunity for confectioners to make fish using chocolate, in pastealmond or sucre.
In Alsace, molds in the shape of fish are also used to make cakes.