愚人节的由来英文版

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1/10愚人节的由来英文版APRILFOOL”SDAY愚人节简介1STAPRILISADAYTOBECAREFUL,ORYOUCOULDEASILYGETTRICKEDBYSOMEONEIT”SAPRILFOOL”SDAY,A“FORFUNONLY“OBSERVANCE,ADAYWHENPEOPLETRADITIONALLYLIKETOTRYTOMAKEAFOOLOFSOMEONEELSEANDLAUGHATTHEMORIGINSTHEREARELOTSOFTHEORIESSURROUNDINGTHEORIGINSOFTHEDAYASWELOOKBACKINTIME,MANYANCIENTPREDECESSORSOFAPRILFOOL”SDAYAREFOUND一、AFRENCHLEGENDRY法国关于愚人节的传说THEMOSTWIDESPREADTHEORYABOUTTHEORIGINOFAPRILFOOL”SDAYLINKSTHEDAYTOTHECALENDARREFORMINFRANCEIN1582FRANCEBECAMETHEFIRSTCOUNTRYTO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2/10SWITCHFROMTHEJULIANCALENDARTOTHEGREGORIANCALENDARTHISMEANTTHATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEYEARWASMOVEDFROMTHEENDOFMARCH25THANDAPRIL1ST,VARIOUSJOKESWOULDBEPLAYEDONHIMTHISSTORYMIGHTEXPLAINWHYAPRIL1STBECAMETHEDATEOFTHEMODERNHOLIDAY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“二、MYTHOLOGICALROOTS关于愚人节的神话起源THEREHAVEBEENQUITEAFEWATTEMPTSTOPROVIDEMYTHOLOGICALEXPLANATIONSFORTHERISEOFAPRIL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3/10FOOL”SDAYONESTORYDATESBACKTOROMANMYTHOLOGY,PARTICULARLYTHEMYTHOFCERESANDPROSERPINAINROMANMYTHOLOGYPLUTO,THEGODOFTHEDEAD,ABDUCTEDPROSERPINACALLEDOUTTOHERMOTHERCERESFORHELPBUTCERES,WHOCOULDONLYHEARTHEECHOOFHERDAUGHTER”SVOICE,SEARCHEDINVAINFORPROSERPINATHEFRUITLESSSEARCHOFCERESFORHERDAUGHTERWASCOMMEMORATEDDURINGTHEROMANFESTIVALOFCEREALIAANDBELIEVEDBYSOMETOHAVEBEENTHEMYTHOLOGICALANTECEDENTOFTHEFOOL”SERRANDSPOPULARONAPRIL1ST愚人节的起源也有许多神话故事。其中之一可以追溯到罗马神话，特别是罗马神话中丰饶女神及其女普罗塞耳皮娜的故事。传说，冥神普罗托诱拐普罗塞耳皮娜并将其带至地狱一同生活。普罗塞耳皮娜向母亲求助，但是丰饶女神却只能听见其女的回声，苦寻无果。丰饶女神寻女的故事在农神节上被人记录流传下来，并被一些人看作是4月1日愚人常做傻事的神话起源。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4/10三、BRITISHFOLKLORE英国民间传说BRITISHFOLKLORELINKSAPRILFOOL”SDAYTOTHETOWNOFGOTHAMACCORDINGTOTHELEGEND,ITWASTRADITIONALINTHE13THCENTURYFORANYROADTHATTHEKINGTRAVELLEDOVERTOBECOMEPUBLICPROPERTYPEOPLEINGOTHAMDIDN”TWANTTOLOSETHEIRMAINROADANDSPREADAFALSESTORYTOSTOPTHEKINGAMESSENGERWASSENTTOGOTHAMAFTERKINGJOHNLEARNEDTHEPEOPLE”STRICKBUTWHENTHEMESSENGERARRIVEDINGOTHAMHEFOUNDTHETOWNWASFULLOFLUNATICSWHOWEREENGAGEDINFOOLISHACTIVITIESSUCHASDROWNINGFISHORATTEMPTINGTOCAGEBIRDSINROOFLESSFENCESTHEKINGFELLFORTHEHOAXANDDECLAREDTHETOWNTOOFOOLISHTOWARRANTPUNISHMENTANDEVERSINCETHEN,APRILFOOL”SDAYHASSUPPOSEDLYCOMMEMORATEDTHEIRTRICKERY关于这一天，英国的一个故事则说它是始于13世纪的某一天。那时，英格兰的约翰国王习惯于将他经常走的几乎每一条小道都修成一条路。有一个乡村的居民知道了这精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/10个情况。为了保护他们绿色的草地和牧场免受国王修路所将造成的破坏，他们修了一道篱笆来阻挡国王在他们的乡间穿行。国王派了一队使者去通报村民们必须拆除障碍。在听到国王打算这么做时，村民们也想出了自己的办法。当使者到达时，他们看到这儿的人像一群疯子似的，样子怪诞，乱扔东西，四下疯跑。使者们惊讶于他们所看到的情景，向约翰国王报告说，这些人疯得厉害根本没法处罚。村民们就这样骗过了国王，保护了自己的农田。在英国，按习俗在4月1日只允许从半夜到中午的这段时间可以搞愚人的恶作剧，到下午还这么做的人自己就成了愚人了。四、ANTHROPOLOGICALEXPLANATIONS人类学的解释ANTHROPOLOGICALANDCULTURALHISTORIANSPROVIDETHEIROWNEXPLANATIONSFORTHERISEOFAPRILFOOL”SDAYACCORDINGTOTHEM,THECELEBRATIONTRACESITSROOTSBACKTOFESTIVALSMARKINGTHESPRINGTIMESPRINGISTHETIMEOFYEARWHENTHEWEATHERBECOMESFICKLE,ASIFNATUREISPLAYINGTRICKSONMAN,ANDFESTIVALSOCCURRINGDURINGTHESPRING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6/10TRADITIONALLYMIRROREDTHISSENSEOFWHIMSYANDSURPRISETHEYOFTENINVOLVEDTEMPORARYINVERSIONSOFTHESOCIALORDERNORMALBEHAVIORNOLONGERGOVERNEDDURINGTHEBRIEFMOMENTOFTRANSITIONASTHEOLDWORLDDIEDANDTHENEWCYCLEOFSEASONSWASBORNJOKES,TRICKERY,ANDTHETURNINGUPSIDEDOWNOFSTATUSEXPECTATIONSWEREALLALLOWEDINADDITION,THELINKAGEBETWEENAPRILFOOL”SDAYANDTHESPRINGTIMEISSEENINANOTHERSTORYTHATTRACESTHEORIGINOFTHECUSTOMBACKTOTHEABUNDANCEOFFISHTOBEFOUNDINFRENCHSTREAMSDURINGEARLYAPRILWHENTHEYOUNGFISHHADJUSTHATCHEDTHESEYOUNGFISHWEREEASYTOFOOLWITHAHOOKANDLURETHEREFORE,THEFRENCHCALLEDTHEM“POISSOND”APRIL“OR“APRILFISH“SOONITBECAMECUSTOMARYTOFOOLPEOPLEONAPRIL1ST,ASAWAYOFCELEBRATINGTHEABUNDANCEOF“FOOLISH“FISH人类学家及文化历史学家们对愚人节的起源有自己的解释。他们认为，愚人节可以追溯到纪念春天的节日。每到春天，天气就开始变得变化无常，就好像大自然在对人精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创7/10类搞恶作剧，按照传统，春天的一些节日都反映了人们的某种奇想和惊奇之感。同时也涉及到一些社会秩序的暂时颠倒。在废旧迎新的短暂转折之计正常的行为不再受到支配，一些玩笑，诡计，以及预期身份的倒置都会得到允许。CELEBRATEDACTIVITIES庆祝活动INFRANCETODAY,APRILFIRSTISCALLED“POISSONDAVRIL“FRENCHCHILDRENFOOLTHEIRFRIENDSBYTAPINGAPAPERFISHTOTHEIRFRIENDSBACKSWHENTHE“YOUNGFOOL“DISCOVERSTHISTRICK,THEPRANKSTERYELLS“POISSONDAVRIL“INSCOTLAND,APRILFOOLSDAYISACTUALLYCELEBRATEDFORTWODAYSTHESECONDDAYISDEVOTEDTOPRANKSINVOLVINGTHEPOSTERIORREGIONOFTHEBODYITISCALLEDTAILYDAYTHEORIGINOFTHE“KICKME“SIGNCANBETRACEDTOTHISOBSERVANCEMEXICOANDMANYSPANISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESHAVEINNOCENTSDAY,ONDECEMBER28,TOMAKE“INNOCENT“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8/10APERSONWITHJOKESANDHOAXESTHEORIGINFORTHEPRANKINGISDERIVEDFROMTHECATHOLICFEASTDAYDAYOFTHEHOLYINNOCENTSFORTHEINFANTSSLAUGHTEREDBYKINGHERODATTHETIMEOFJESUSBIRTHTHENEWYORKAPRILFOOLSDAYPARADEWASCREATEDIN1986TOREMEDYAGLARINGOMISSIONINTHELONGLISTOFNEWYORKSANNUALETHNICANDHOLIDAYPARADESTHESEEVENTSFAILTORECOGNIZETHEIMPORTANCEOFAPRIL1ST,THEDAYDESIGNATEDTOCOMMEMORATETHEPERENNIALFOLLYOFMANKINDINANATTEMPTTOBRIDGETHATGAPANDBRINGPEOPLEBACKINTOUCHWITHTHEIRINHERENTFOOLISHNESS,THEPARADEANNUALLYCROWNSAKINGOFFOOLSFROMTHEPAR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