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Take Away English-April Fools Day1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone. Its April Fools Day, a day when people traditionally like to try to make a fool of someone else and laugh at them. There are lots of theories surrounding the origins of the day, but one explanation is connected with the change in the calendar in the 16th century, which meant that 1st April was no longer the beginning of the year. Those who still celebrated the New Year on 1st April were called fools. So what kind of pranks do people play on April Fools Day? Well, there are lots of simple tricks that you can play on your friends. For example, you could wear a black sweater and pull a piece of white thread through it, so that people try to pull it off. You could change the time on someones alarm clock so that theyre late for work. Or glue a coin to the floor and see how many people try to pick it up.All these are small-scale practical jokes which you might play on one other person or a few people. But theres also a tradition of large companies attempting to fool a lot of people. For example a burger restaurant once claimed that they were introducing a left-handed burger! In particular, the media often try to make people believe something which is not true. Newspapers publish some ludicrous stories every year, although some of them are actually true. Its entertaining to try to guess which stories are true and which are fake. In the April Fools stories, they often include a clue to the fact that its a joke. For example the name of an expert quoted in the article might be an anagram of April Fool. Radio and television programmes have also fooled many people by broadcasting reports which are untrue. One programme announced the invention of an amazing new weight-loss product - water which contained minus calories! And one of the most famous hoaxes ever was broadcast by the BBC itself in 1957! A very serious news programme called Panorama reported on the poor spaghetti harvest in Switzerland, and showed pictures of farmers picking spaghetti from trees! Hundreds of people were taken in and wrote to the BBC asking how to grow their own spaghetti. As it was called years ago, All Fools Day isobservedin many countries around the world. The origin of April Fools Day remains clouded in obscurity. But what is clear is that the tradition of a day devoted to foolery had ancient roots. As we look back in time, many ancient predecessors of April Fools Day are found.A French legendary The most widespread theory about the origin of April Fools Day links theGregorian calendarreform.In 1582 France became the first country to switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. This meant that the beginning of the year was moved from the end of March to January 1. If someone failed to keep up with the change and continued to celebrate the New Year between March 25th and April 1st, various jokes would be played on him. This story might explain why April 1st specifically became the date of the modern holiday.Mythological rootsThere have been quite a few attempts to provide mythological explanations for the rise of April Fools Day.One story dates back to Roman mythology, particularly the myth ofCeres(the Goddess of grain and the harvest) andProserpina. In Roman mythologyPluto, the God of the Dead, abducted Proserpina and brought her to live with him in the underworld. Proserpina called out to her mother Ceres for help, but Ceres, who could only hear the echo of her daughters voice, searched in vain for Proserpina. The fruitless search of Ceres for her daughter was commemmorated during the Roman festival ofCerealiaand believed by some to have been the mythological antecedent of thefools errandspopular on April 1st.British folklore linked April Fools Day to the town ofGotham. According to the legend, it was traditional in the 13th century for any road that the King travelled over to become public property. People in Gotham didnt want to lose their main road and spread a false story to stop the King. A messenger was sent to Gotham after King John learned the peoples trick. But when the messenger arrived in Gotham he found the town was full oflunaticswho were engaged in foolish activities such as drowning fish or attempting to cage birds in roofless fences. The Kingfell forthe hoax and declared the towntoo foolish to warrant punishment. And ever since then, April Fools Day has supposedly commemmorated their trickery.Anthropological explanationsAnthropologists and cultural historians provide their own explanations for the rise of April Fools Day. According to them, the celebration traces its roots back to festivals marking the Springtime.Spring is the time of year when the weather becomesfickle, as if Nature is playing tricks on man, and festivals occurring during the Spring traditionally mirrored this sense of whimsy and surprise. They often involved temporary inversions of the social order. Normal behavior no longer governed during the brief moment of transition as the old world died and the new cycle of seasons was born. Practical jokes,trickery, and the turning upside down of status expectations were all allowed.In addition,the linkage between April Foolery and the Springtime is seen in another story that traces the origin of the custom back to the abundance of fish to be found in French streams during early April when the young fish had just hatched. These young fish were easy to fool with a hook and lure. Therefore, the French called them Poisson dAvril or April Fish. Soon it became customary to fool people on April 1, as a way of celebrating the abundance of foolish fish.每年的4月1日，是西方许多国家的人们最开心的日子之一，因为这一天是闻名世界的“愚人节”。这一天，人们尽可以发挥自己丰富的想象力，哄骗、取笑、愚弄别人。而且，不管这样做之后出现什么样的后果，人们也不负任何法律责任。现在这一节日也开始在我们中国流行，尤其是在大学生中间。由此看来，愚人节不仅仅是西方人的事情，也影响到东方。Every year on April 1, is many western nations were most days of the happy, because this day is the world famous April fools day. This day, people can play their own rich imagination, coaxing, making fun of, make fool of others. And, no matter like this do appear after what kind of consequences, and people will not take any legal responsibility. Now this festival also began in our Chinese popular, especially among college students in. Therefore, April fools day is not only the westerners things, also influence to the east. 愚人节的由来The origin of the April fools day 愚人节又称万愚节，已经有几百年的历史了。关于他的起源，众说纷云。其中最为流行的说法认为愚人节起源于法国。April fools day and says all fools day, there have been hundreds of years of history. About his origin, people have cloud. One of the most popular term think it first started in France. 十六世纪的法国，人们在4月1日这天过新年，互赠礼物，举办晚会，庆祝新年。当时的庆祝方法与现在相差无几。1582年年，法国国王查理九世决定采用一种新的历法格高利历法，新年改在1月1日。在新历法的推行过程中，各地仍有一些人或是不原意接受新历法，或是不知道这一日期的更改，仍然在4月1日这天过新年。其他的人便捉弄他们，赠送他们假礼物，邀请他们参加假庆祝晚会，骗他们去跑腿，或使他们对某种根本不存在的事情信以为真。这些受骗的人被称为“四月愚人”。16 century France, people in the April 1 day to spend the New Year, exchanging gifts, a party to celebrate the New Year. At the time of the celebration of the methods and now counterparts. The middle of 1582, the French king Charlie nine world decided to adopt a new calendar-Gregorys calendar, New Years day to change in January 1. In the implementation of the new calendar in the process, there are still some people around, or arent willing to accept the new calendar, or dont know the date of the change, still in the April 1 day of the New Year. The other was playing tricks on them, giving them the false gift, and invited them to celebrate the holiday party, leading them to run errands, or make them to a non-existent things done. The mark is called April fools. 从此，人们在4月1日这一天便互相愚弄，日久天长，便成为法国流行的风俗。十八世纪初，“愚人节”的习俗传到英国。后来，随着英国移民又传到了美国。随着时间的流逝，这一习俗已经成为国际性节日，在欧洲、北美许多国家都流行。这一天，人们可以不拘一格地“轻松”一下。当然愚弄人的手法也是花样百出。From then on, people in the April 1, the day he fooled each other, as time went by, he became France popular customs. 18 th century, April fools day custom to Britain. Later, as the British immigration was introduced to the United States. With the passage of time, the custom has become an international festival, in Europe, North America, many countries are popular. This day, people can not stick to one pattern USES relaxed once. Of course the technique is also fool pattern. 关于受愚弄的人，在不同的国家给予不同的称呼。大部分人都称他们为“四月愚人”。但有时，有的国家也有其他的称呼。在法国人们把上当者称为“四月鱼”，可能是因为四月里，鱼最容易上钩的缘故吧；而在英国的苏格兰，则称为“布谷鸟”，可能是指一只呆鸟吧。By about April fool, in different countries give different titles. Most people call them April fools. But sometimes, some countries have other titles. In the French people ShangDangZhe called April fish, probably because in April, the most easy to take the bait fish go; In Britains Scotland, it is known as cuckoo, the likelihood is to show a stay birds it. 同时，有的国家虽然不过“愚人节”，但也有类似的节日。在罗马，曾有“嬉乐节”，在3月25日。而印度有“欢悦节”，在3月31日。这些节日和愚人节类似。有趣的是，这些节日都在春天，所以，有人说这些节日与“春分”有关，因为这时的天气变化无常，让人琢磨不透，有些捉弄人的感觉。墨西哥也有“愚人节”，不过是在12月18日。At the same time, some countries although but April fools day, but also have a similar holiday. In Rome, had a music festival, on March 25. While India has joy festival, on March 31,. These festivals and April fools day is similar. Interestingly, these festivals in spring, so, some say the festival and the vernal equinox related, because the weather changes a lot, let a person cant figure out, some playing tricks on people the feeling. Mexico also has April fools day, but is in December 18,. 愚人节聚会April fools day party 愚人节时，人们经常组织聚会。人们用水仙花（转载自中国教育文摘http:/www.edU，请保留此标记。）和雏菊来装饰房间，布置假环境，通常把房间布置的象过圣诞节或新年一样。待客人到来后，则根据布置，互相祝贺“圣诞快乐”或“新年快乐”。April fools day, people often organize the party. People use daffodil (reproduced since Chinas education abstract http:/www.edU, please keep this mark.) And daisies to decorate the room, decorate the fake environment, usually decorate the room as the Christmas or New Years day. Guests arrives, is according to decorate, mutual congratulations merry Christmas or happy New Year. 愚人节聚会中，一般举办鱼宴。鱼宴的请贴通常是用一条彩色纸板制成的小鱼，餐桌用绿、白两色桌布装饰，中间有鱼缸和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿，鱼竿上系着绿色飘带，飘带上挂着送给客人的礼物鱼形工艺品等。宴会上所有的菜都是以鱼为原料精心烹制的菜肴。April fools day party, the general hold fish feast. Fish feast of please stick with a color is usually made of cardboard small fish, table with green, white dichromatic adornment tablecloth, and there is a fish tank and small and exquisite of fishing rod, the fishing rod is green ribbon, ribbon hung on to give guest gift, fish arts and crafts, etc. The party all the dishes are fish as raw material carefully cooking dishes. 做假菜是愚人节宴会的又一习俗。下面是一个典型的愚人节菜谱：第一道菜是“色拉”，莴苣叶上撒满了绿胡椒，但叶子下面是牡蛎鸡尾酒；第二道菜是“烤土豆”，其实是甜面包屑和鲜蘑菇；下一道菜是西红柿色拉，下面是冰淇淋；还有用蟹肉作伪装的烧鸡。宴会结束后，主人以糖果招待客人，不过糖果是放在丸药盒子里。Do false food is April fools day dinner and a custom. The following is a typical April fools day recipes: the first dish is salad, lettuce leaves scattered on the green pepper, but leaves below is an oyster cocktail; The second dish is roast potatoes, actually is sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms; The next course is the tomato salad, below is ice cream; And with crab meat as camouflage of roast chicken. After the banquet, host to entertain guests candy, but candy is on the pills were pleasant box. 愚人节趣闻April fools day interesting 愚人节这一天，不论男女老幼，地位尊卑，人们都可以玩弄任何把戏，而且不必承担后果。April fools day this day, men and women, young and old, concern status, people can play any tricks, and dont have to take the consequences. 愚人节的恶作剧深受孩子们的喜爱，他们通常玩的把戏多如牛毛：把纸鱼贴在朋友的背上；指着朋友的鞋带说：“你的鞋带开了！”；把破帽子放在大街上，里面放块石头，然后，站在一旁，看谁来踢帽子；对一位同学说：学校不上课了；等等。不管恶作剧是什么，只要不知情的受害者对玩笑信以为真，对方都会对他喊一声“四月愚人”，你的恶作剧就会被原谅。April fools day pranks by the childrens favorite, and they often trick is numberless as the sand: put the paper fish stick in the friend back; As friends shoes said: your shoelace open! ; Broken hat on the street, and inside put stone, then, stand on the side, see who to play hat; On a classmate say: the school doesnt have a class; And so on. No matter what is mischief, as long as the innocent victim falls for the joke, the other side will be yelled at him with a April fools, you trick will be to forgive. 愚人节的恶作剧并不只是孩子们的专利，成年人也会玩同样的游戏：打假电话，发给朋友们根本不存在的晚会票；把次品作为礼物赠送给朋友，等等。据说，有位男子每年都要为有着奇怪相同点的人举办愚人节午餐：他曾经邀请过几位都长着落腮胡子的男子，还有一年邀请了几位红头发妇女，还有一次邀请了身材矮小的人。这些被邀请的人发现上当时，已无可挽回，只好与恶作剧者一起一笑了之。April fools day pranks is not just the childrens patent, adults will also play the same game: striking the phone, send friends doesnt exist party ticket; The defective goods as a gift to friends, and so on. It is said that a man who has a strange every year the same held April fools day lunch: he had invited a few long landing gills beards man, and a year invited a few red hair woman, and a invited short stature. These are invited people found on at the time, nothing can change, had to and pranksters laugh it off together. 现在，有的报刊、电台也不甘寂寞，也会在节日时用虚构的故事来愚弄读者或听众。如果在四月份，有的报纸刊载了特别的消息，我们还需擦亮眼睛识别真假。Now, some newspapers, radio also unwilling lonely, also in the festival in the fictional story to fool readers or listeners. If in April, some newspapers carried special news, we still need to polish eyes identify true and false. 这些趣闻已经成了历史，随着又一个愚人节的到来，又会出现新的故事。愚人节到了，可要小心哪！这一天可是对大家智慧的考验。不过，即使受了愚弄，也不必为此大发雷霆，而应大度一些，一笑置之，这才是愚人节的目的。These interesting has become history, with the arrival of another April fools day, and will have a new story. April fools day arrived, should be careful which! The day of the test of our wisdom but. However, even if be the fool, also dont have to break into a furious rage, but should be generous, laughed it off, and this is the purpose of April fools day. 本文愚人节简介_英语论文来自中国教育文摘，查看更多与相关文章请到Z。This paper the introduction _ English paper of April fools day from China education abstract, check out more and relevant article please to Z. April 1 In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April first. It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, however, who hadnt heard or didnt believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Years Day on April first. Others played tricks on them and called them April fools. In France today, April first is called Poisson dAvril. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends backs. When the young fool discovers this trick, the prankster yells Poisson dAvril! 愚人节16 世纪的时候，法国人是在4月1号庆祝新年的。他们那时候过新年的方法和我们现在几乎一样，人们设宴、跳舞直到深夜。到了1562年，教皇格里高利颁布了基督教新历，按照新历，新年这一天改到了1月1号。但是，有些人没能听说或者听说了但不相信新年改天了。他们还是按照老习惯在4月1号这天过年。其他人就拿他们开玩笑，把他们叫做“愚人”。如今，法国人把愚人节叫做“上钩的鱼”。法国孩子会在朋友的背上贴一条鱼，以此来戏弄别人。当那个受骗上当的小朋友发现以后，开玩笑的人就大叫“上钩的鱼儿”！Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One common trick on April Fools Day, or All Fools Day, is pointing down to a friends shoe and saying, Your shoelace is untied. School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. Whatever the trick, if the innocent victim falls for the joke the prankster yells, April Fool!如今，每逢愚人节，不管对方是否相识，美国人都会开些小玩笑。在愚人节比较常见的把戏是指着别人的鞋子说：“你鞋带没系。”学生可能会骗同学说学校放假了。不管是什么样的招数，只要那个无辜的受害者中技了，恶作剧的人就会尖叫：“愚人!”Most April Fool jokes are in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. The most clever April Fool joke is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke is played.American humorist Mark Twainthe has siad that the first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.愚人节开的玩笑基本都是挺逗人的，没什么恶意。最高明的愚人节玩笑能让在场的每个人都捧腹大笑，即使是那个被作弄的人也会忍俊不禁。正如美国幽默作家马克吐温所说的“只有在四月的第一天，我们才记起在过去一年的364天中我们是多么的愚蠢”。The origin of this custom has been very much disputed. Many theories have been suggested. What seems certain is that it is in some way or other a relic of those once universal festivities held at the vernal equinox, which, beginning on old New Years Day, the 25th of March, ended on the 2nd of April. Chaucers story, the Nuns Priests Tale, written c.1400, takes place thritty dayes and two from the beginning of March, that is, 1 April; it is Chanticleer and the Fox, a story of two fools. Though the 1st of April appears to have been observed in Great Britain in antiquity as a general festival, it was apparently not until the beginning of the 18th century that the making of April-fools was a common custom. In Scotland the custom was known as hunting the gowk, i.e. the cuckoo, and April-fools were April-gowks, the cuckoo being there, as it is in many countries, a term of contempt. The origin of this custom has been very much disputed. Many theories have been suggested. What seems certain is that it is in some way or other a relic of those once universal festivities held at the vernal equinox, which, beginning on old New Years Day, the 25th of March, ended on the 2nd of April. Chaucers story, the Nuns Priests Tale, written c.1400, takes place thritty dayes and two from the beginning of March, that is, 1 April; it is Chanticleer and the Fox, a story of two fools. Though the 1st of April appears to have been observed in Great Britain in antiquity as a general festival, it was apparently not until the beginning of the 18th century that the making of April-fools was a common custom. In Scotland the custom was known as hunting the gowk, i.e. the cuckoo, and April-fools were April-gowks, the cuckoo being there, as it is in many countries, a term of contempt. The origin of this custom has been very much disputed. Many theories have been suggested. What seems certain is that it is in some way or other a relic of those onc