愚人节英语介绍文章

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/16愚人节英语介绍文章4月1日就是西方的节日愚人节，我们整理了一些有关愚人节的英语文章，供大家学习。FOOLSDAYORALLFOOLSDAY,THOUGHNOTAHOLIDAYINITSOWNRIGHT,ISANOTABLEDAYCELEBRATEDINMANYCOUNTRIESONAPRIL1THEDAYISMARKEDBYTHECOMMISSIONOFHOAXESANDOTHERPRACTICALJOKESOFVARYINGSOPHISTICATIONONFRIENDSANDNEIGHBORS,ORSENDINGTHEMONFOOLSERRANDS,THEAIMOFWHICHISTOEMBARRASSTHEGULLIBLEINSOMECOUNTRIES,APRILFOOLSJOKESALSOCALLED“APRILFOOLS“AREONLYMADEBEFOREMIDDAY1ITISALSOWIDELYCELEBRATEDONTHEINTERNETTHEORIGINOFTHISCUSTOMHASBEENMUCHDISPUTEDMANYTHEORIESHAVEBEENSUGGESTEDWHATSEEMSCERTAINISTHATITISINSOMEWAYOROTHERARELICOFTHOSEONCEUNIVERSALFESTIVITIESHELDATTHEVERNALEQUINOX,WHICH,BEGINNINGONOLDNEWYEARSDAY,THE25THOFMARCH,ENDEDONTHE1STOFAPRIL精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/16ITHASBEENSUGGESTEDTHATEUROPEDERIVEDITSAPRILFOOLINGFROMTHEFRENCH2FRANCEWASONEOFTHEFIRSTNATIONSTOMAKEJANUARY1OFFICIALLYNEWYEARSDAYWHICHWASALREADYCELEBRATEDBYMANY,BYDECREEOFCHARLESIXTHISWASIN1564,EVENBEFORETHEADOPTIONOFTHEGREGORIANCALENDARSEEJULIANSTARTOFTHEYEARTHUSTHENEWYEARSGIFTSANDVISITSOFFELICITATIONWHICHHADBEENTHEFEATUREOFTHE1STOFAPRILBECAMEASSOCIATEDWITHTHEFIRSTDAYOFJANUARY,ANDTHOSEWHODISLIKEDORDIDNOTHEARABOUTTHECHANGEWEREFAIRGAMEFORTHOSEWITSWHOAMUSEDTHEMSELVESBYSENDINGMOCKPRESENTSANDPAYINGCALLSOFPRETENDEDCEREMONYONTHE1STOFAPRILFRENCHANDDUTCHREFERENCESFROM1508AND1539RESPECTIVELYDESCRIBEAPRILFOOLSDAYJOKESANDTHECUSTOMOFMAKINGTHEMONTHEFIRSTOFAPRILTHOUGHTHE1STOFAPRILAPPEARSTOHAVEBEENANCIENTLYOBSERVEDINGREATBRITAINASAGENERALFESTIVAL,ITWASAPPARENTLYNOTUNTILTHEBEGINNINGOFTHE18THCENTURYTHATTHEMAKINGOFAPRILFOOLSWASACOMMONCUSTOMINSCOTLANDTHECUSTOMWAS精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/16KNOWNAS“HUNTINGTHEGOWK,“THECUCKOO,ANDAPRILFOOLSWERE“APRILGOWKS,“THECUCKOOBEINGTHERE,ASITISINMOSTLANDS,ATERMOFCONTEMPTINFRANCETHEPERSONFOOLEDISKNOWNASPOISSONDAVRILTHISHASBEENEXPLAINEDFROMTHEASSOCIATIONOFIDEASARISINGFROMTHEFACTTHATINAPRILTHESUNQUITSTHEZODIACALSIGNOFTHEFISHAFARMORENATURALEXPLANATIONWOULDSEEMTOBETHATTHEAPRILFISHWOULDBEAYOUNGFISHANDTHEREFOREEASILYCAUGHTTHEDUTCHCELEBRATETHE1STOFAPRILFOROTHERREASONSIN1572,THENETHERLANDSWERERULEDBYSPAINSKINGPHILIPIIROAMINGTHEREGIONWEREDUTCHREBELSWHOCALLEDTHEMSELVESGEUZEN,AFTERTHEFRENCH“GUEUX“,MEANINGBEGGARSON1APRIL,1572,THEGEUZENSEIZEDTHESMALLCOASTALTOWNOFDENBRIELTHISEVENTWASALSOTHESTARTOFTHEGENERALCIVILRISINGAGAINSTTHESPANISHINOTHERCITIESINTHENETHERLANDSTHEDUKEOFALBA,COMMANDEROFTHESPANISHARMYCOULDNOTPREVENTTHEUPRISINGBRILISTHEDUTCHWORDFORGLASSES,SOON1APRIL,1572,“ALBALOSTHISGLASSES“DUTCH精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/16PEOPLEFINDTHISJOKESOHILARIOUSTHEYSTILLCOMMEMORATETHEFIRSTOFAPRILTHEFRENCHTRADITIONALLYCELEBRATEDTHISHOLIDAYBYPLACINGADEADFISHONTHEBACKOFFRIENDSTODAYTHEFISHISSUBSTITUTEDBYAFLOPPYKERKCHAUCERSSTORY,THENUNSPRIESTSTALE,WRITTEN,TAKESPLACEON32MARCHTHATIS,1APRILITISCHANTICLEERANDTHEFOX,ASTORYOFTWOFOOLSHOAXESALABAMACHANGESTHEVALUEOFPITHEAPRIL1998NEWSLETTEROFNEWMEXICANSFORSCIENCEANDREASONCONTAINEDANARTICLECLAIMINGTHATTHEALABAMALEGISLATUREHADVOTEDTOCHANGETHEVALUEOFTHEMATHEMATICALCONSTANTPITOTHE“BIBLICALVALUE“OFTHISCLAIMORIGINALLYAPPEAREDASANEWSSTORYINTHE1961SCIFICLASSIC“STRANGERINASTRANGELAND“BYROBERTAHEINLEINSPAGHETTITREESTHEBBCTELEVISIONPROGRAMMEPANORAMARANAFAMOUSHOAXIN1957,SHOWINGTHESWISSHARVESTINGSPAGHETTIFROMTREESTHEYHAD精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/16CLAIMEDTHATTHEDESPISEDPESTTHESPAGHETTIWEVILHADBEENERADICATEDALARGENUMBEROFPEOPLECONTACTEDTHEBBCWANTINGTOKNOWHOWTOCULTIVATETHEIROWNSPAGHETTITREESSOUTHPARKAPRIL1STWASADVERTISEDASBEINGTHEPREMIEREOFTHESHOWSSECONDSEASONANDALSOTHERESOLUTIONOFACLIFFHANGERWHEREERICCARTMANWASABOUTTODISCOVERTHEIDENTITYOFHISFATHERFANSSPENTWEEKSSPECULATINGONTHEFATHERSIDENTITY,BUTWHENTHEYTUNEDINTOTHEEPISODE,THEYWEREINSTEADTREATEDTOAHALFHOUROFTERRANCEANDPHILLIPFARTJOKESTHETRUERESOLUTIONTOTHECLIFFHANGERAIREDSEVERALWEEKSLATERTHESHOWSCREATORS,TREYPARKERANDMATTSTONECLAIMDURINGTHEDVDINTRODUCTIONTOTHISEPISODETHATTHEYRECEIVEDDEATHTHREATSOVERPULLINGTHEPRANK,ALTHOUGHTHEREWERENOTANYPOLICEREPORTSTOPROVETHISLEFTHANDEDWHOPPERSIN1998,BURGERKINGRANANADINUSATODAY,SAYINGTHATPEOPLECOULDGETAWHOPPERFORLEFTHANDEDPEOPLEWHOSECONDIMENTSWEREDESIGNEDTODRIPOUTTHE精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/16RIGHTSIDETACOLIBERTYBELLIN1996,TACOBELLTOOKOUTAFULLPAGEADVERTISEMENTINTHENEWYORKTIMESANNOUNCINGTHATTHEYHADPURCHASEDTHELIBERTYBELLTO“REDUCETHECOUNTRYSDEBT“ANDRENAMEDITTHE“TACOLIBERTYBELL“WHENASKEDABOUTTHESALE,WHITEHOUSEPRESSSECRETARYMIKEMCCURRYREPLIEDWITHTONGUEINCHEEKTHATTHELINCOLNMEMORIALHADALSOBEENSOLDANDWOULDHENCEFORTHBEKNOWNASTHEFORDLINCOLNMERCURYMEMORIALLIESTOGETYOUOUTOFTHEHOUSEIN1985,THEWEEKLYPRINTEDANENTIREPAGEOFFAKETHINGSTODOONAPRILFOOLSDAY,BYWHICHHUNDREDSOFPEOPLEWEREFOOLEDKREMVAXIN1984,INONEOFTHEEARLIESTONLINEHOAXES,AMESSAGEWASCIRCULATEDTHATUSENETHADBEENOPENEDTOUSERSINTHESOVIETUNIONSANSERRIFFETHEGUARDIANPRINTEDASUPPLEMENTIN1977PRAISINGTHISFICTIONALRESORT,ITSTWOMAINISLANDSUPPERCAISSEANDLOWERCAISSE,ITSCAPITALBODONI,ANDITSLEADERGENERALPICAINTRIGUEDREADERSWERELATERDISAPPOINTEDTOLEARN精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创7/16THATSANSERRIFFESANSSERIFDIDNOTEXISTEXCEPTASREFERENCESTOTYPE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