愚人节英文介绍PPT课件.ppt

1、Aprilfoolsday,justforfun,Aprilfoolsday愚人节Aprilfoolsdayisadaytoplayjokesonothers,nooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinFrance.Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratednewyearsdayfrommarch25toAhemid1560skingCharlesixchangeditfrommarch25toJanuary1.butsomepeoplestillcelebratedinonA

2、pril1,sootherscalledthemAprilfools.eachcountrycelebratesAprilfoolsdaydifferently.inFrance,peoplecalltheAprilfools“Aprilfish”.theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriendsbackstofoolthem.whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“Aprilfish!”InEngland,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.inScotland

3、,Aprilfoolsdayis48hourslong.theycallanAprilfool“AprilGowk”.Gowkisanothernameforacuckoobird.IntheAmerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandanyotherpeopleonthefirstofAprol.theymaypointdowntoyourshoeandsay,“yourshoelaceisuntied.”ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilfoolthen.,关于愚人节的来源有各种不同的说

4、法，有人说与一群不愿接受公历纪年的法国保守者有关；也有人说它来源于纪念丰收女神的女儿被诱拐到地狱；还有人说，这个节日始于英国一个名叫“愚人村”的天才村民；另一些说法则认为春天的天气变化无常，因此人们在春分前后可以选择某一日颠倒乾坤，以荒诞的闹剧来迎接春神的到来,origin,Asitwascalledyearsago,AllFoolsDayisobservedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.TheoriginofAprilFoolsDayremainscloudedinobscurity.Butwhatisclearisthatthetraditionofadayd

5、evotedtofooleryhadancientroots.Aswelookbackintime,manyancientpredecessorsofAprilFoolsDayarefound.,AFrenchlegendary（传说）ThemostwidespreadtheoryabouttheoriginofAprilFoolsDaylinkstheGregoriancalendarreform.In1582FrancebecamethefirstcountrytoswitchfromtheJuliantotheGregoriancalendar.Thismeantthatthebegin

6、ningoftheyearwasmovedfromtheendofMarchtoJanuary1.IfsomeonefailedtokeepupwiththechangeandcontinuedtocelebratetheNewYearbetweenMarch25thandApril1st,variousjokeswouldbeplayedonhim.ThisstorymightexplainwhyApril1stspecificallybecamethedateofthemodernholiday.,MythologicalrootsTherehavebeenquiteafewattempt

7、stoprovidemythologicalexplanationsfortheriseofAprilFoolsDay.OnestorydatesbacktoRomanmythology,particularlythemythofCeres(theGoddessofgrainandtheharvest)andProserpina.InRomanmythologyPluto,theGodoftheDead,abductedProserpinaandbroughthertolivewithhimintheunderworld.ProserpinacalledouttohermotherCeresf

8、orhelp,butCeres,whocouldonlyheartheechoofherdaughtersvoice,searchedinvainforProserpina.ThefruitlesssearchofCeresforherdaughterwascommemmoratedduringtheRomanfestivalofCerealiaandbelievedbysometohavebeenthemythologicalantecedentofthefoolserrandspopularonApril1st.,BritishfolklorelinkedAprilFoolsDaytoth

9、etownofGotham.Accordingtothelegend,itwastraditionalinthe13thcenturyforanyroadthattheKingtravelledovertobecomepublicproperty.PeopleinGothamdidntwanttolosetheirmainroadandspreadafalsestorytostoptheKing.AmessengerwassenttoGothamafterKingJohnlearnedthepeoplestrick.ButwhenthemessengerarrivedinGothamhefou

10、ndthetownwasfulloflunaticswhowereengagedinfoolishactivitiessuchasdrowningfishorattemptingtocagebirdsinrooflessfences.TheKingfellforthehoaxanddeclaredthetowntoofoolishtowarrantpunishment.Andeversincethen,AprilFoolsDayhassupposedlycommemmoratedtheirtrickery.,develop,The18thcentury,“Aprilfoolsday”custo

11、mtoBritain.Later,astheBritishimmigrationandspreadtotheUnitedStates.Withthepassageoftime,thiscustomhasbecomeaninternationalfestival,inEurope,NorthAmerica,manycountriesarepopular.Onthatday,peoplecannotsticktoonepatternUSESrelaxedonce.Ofcoursethetechniqueistofoolpeoplepattern100.ByAprilfool,aboutindiff

12、erentcountriesgivedifferenttitles.,MostpeoplecallthemAprilfools.Butsometimes,somecountrieshaveothertitles.IntheFrenchpeopleShangDangZhecalledAprilfish,probablybecauseinApril,themostlikelytotakethebaitfishgo;InBritainsScotland,wouldbecalledcuckoo,thelikelihoodistoshowastaybirds,EveryyearonApril1,isma

13、nywesternnationsofoneofthemosthappypeople,becausethisdayisworldfamous“Aprilfoolsday”.,celebration,Thisday,peoplecanplaytheirownrichimagination,coaxing,teasing,foolothers.And,nomatterwhattodosoaftertheconsequences,peopleappearshallalsoanylegalliability.,NowthisfestivalalsobeganinourChinesepopular,esp

14、eciallyamongthecollegestudents.Consequently,Aprilfoolsdayisnotonlywesternersthing,alsoinfluencetotheeast.,celebration,celebration,SomeinterestinginFoolsdayFoolAprilfoolsday,peopleoftenorganizefamilyreunion,theroomsaredecoratewithdaffodilsandDaisy,celebration,Typicaltraditionalpracticesistoarrangethe

15、fakeenvironment,decoratetheroomlike“Christmas”orChristmas”decoratetheroomassameas“NewYear”,Year”entertainguestsandthencongratulateontheirmerryChristmasorhappyNewYear,makingpeoplefeelinteresting.,celebration,WhatdochildrenusuallydoonAprilFoolsDay?,FalseerrandsThesetypesofpranksarebestplayedonnewcomer

16、satworkSomepopularonesincludesendingsomeonetothemaintenanceroomtoaskforarubberhammerandglassnailsoraskingsomeonetogotoanotherdepartmentfortenmetersofshoreline,HotSeatPutsomehotsubstance，suchasDeepHeat，onatoiletseatandwatchpeopleleavethebathroomonlytoturnaroundandquicklyrunbackinagain,TableTricksWhen

17、nobodyislookingfillupasugarbowlwithsaltandwatchasthevictimputsafewspoonsintheircoffeeMostketchupuserswillshakethebottlebeforeputtingitontheirfoodLoosenthetoponabottleofketchupandwatchastheshakercovershimselfinthestuff,PhonepranksJustabouteveryoneknowsagoodphoneprankAclassiconeinvolvesgettingafewfrie

18、ndstocallthesamenumberoveraperiodofonehouraskingforaMrSmithJustwhenthevictimstartstogetreallyangryaboutallthesepeoplecallinglookingforaMrSmithcallonemoretimeandsay，HiThisisMrSmithArethereanymessagesforme?OtherphonepranksarebasedonnamesthatsoundlikesomethingelseForexample，youcouldcallthezooandaskfora

19、MrAlbertRoss,TimeDifferenceThisisafavouriteincollegedormsWhenyourroommateisasleepresethis/heralarmclocksothatitisanhourslower,Theend,Thankyou,celebration,WhatdochildrenusuallydoonAprilFoolsDay?,FalseerrandsThesetypesofpranksarebestplayedonnewcomersatworkSomepopularonesincludesendingsomeonetothemaint

20、enanceroomtoaskforarubberhammerandglassnailsoraskingsomeonetogotoanotherdepartmentfortenmetersofshoreline,HotSeatPutsomehotsubstance，suchasDeepHeat，onatoiletseatandwatchpeopleleavethebathroomonlytoturnaroundandquicklyrunbackinagain,TableTricksWhennobodyislookingfillupasugarbowlwithsaltandwatchasthevictimputsafewspoonsin