On the first of April no less than three micronations were founded. John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced the birth of their conceptual country Nutopia; the inhabitants of Užupis, a small neighborhood in Vilnius (Lithuania) declared independence, with a little bit of help from Frank Zappa; and in an effort to raise funds for their remote lighthouse, the Republic of Boon Island was born. Why is this date so important for micronations?