{"product_id":"4-bizarre-french-early-1900s-poisson-davril-fish-postcards-copy","title":"4 Fishing Siblings French 1900s Poisson d'Avril Fish Postcards","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e4 French postcards from the early 1900s celebrating the \u003cbr\u003e1st April with pairs of siblings and FISH\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFrance\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, April 1st is celebrated  as Poisson d'Avril \u003c\/span\u003e(April Fish) the French equivalent of \u003cbr\u003eApril Fools' Day when people play jokes on eachother, usually with a fishy theme.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhy fish remains unclear, but it might have started in 1564, when King Charles IX \u003cbr\u003emoved the start of the French New Year from April 1st to January 1st. \u003cbr\u003ePeople who stubbornly kept celebrating the new year at the beginning of April \u003cbr\u003ewere mocked with odd gifts, ..often involving fish...because, maybe, \u003cbr\u003ethe 1st April falls during Lent when eating fish was restricted. \u003cbr\u003eWho knows !\u003cbr\u003ePlease have a look at all 5 photos for close ups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c!--VGPVRGOVMGOVMGAVRGKVEGRVSND--\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57444227383674,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/1876\/files\/IMG_6421_e15afc03-12db-41ea-8c8a-ea56b56dd28f.jpg?v=1792593889","url":"https:\/\/theswagmansdaughter.com\/products\/4-bizarre-french-early-1900s-poisson-davril-fish-postcards-copy","provider":"The Swagmans Daughter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}