Ever wondered why French people talk about "poissons d'avril" for April Fool's? Learn about the origin of this fishy tradition in this cute little video and its bilingual transcript.
After watching the video, scroll down for the transcript in our bilingual reader, where you can click any French phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
Note: The tenses in this French article and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present and future tenses to describe historical stories like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.
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