April 1 day is April Fool's Day, which is a fool's day. AprilFool'sDay, also known as April Fool's Day, is a traditional folk festival in western society and is celebrated on April 1 day every year. On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways, but the nature of jokes rarely contains substantial malice, and often at the end of jokes, people will expose and announce that the object of jokes is "fools".
Introduction to April Fool's Day:
AprilFool'sDay, also known as April Fool's Day, is April Fool's Day in English. This is a traditional western and American folk festival, which is held every April 1 day. April Fool's Day has been around for hundreds of years, and there are different opinions about its origin. One view is that this custom originated from India's "Interpretation Festival". This section stipulates that every year on March 3 1 day, men, women and children can play jokes on each other and fool each other for entertainment.
At the beginning, any American can concoct shocking news without any moral and legal responsibility, and the government and judicial organs will not pursue it. On the contrary, whoever fabricates the most bizarre lies and who can deceive people the most will win the championship. This practice has brought a lot of confusion to the society, which has caused people's dissatisfaction. Nowadays, people's fooling and cheating during festivals are no longer as outrageous as in the past, but for relaxation and joy.
Today, April Fool's Day has developed into an international festival, which is almost popular in Europe and North America. Scotland calls the deceiver of this day "cuckoo", which seems to be related to the goddess of agriculture. The French call it "April fish", probably because the small fish in April just hatched and swallowed the bait in a confused way, so it is easy to take the bait!
As time goes by, the tricks of April Fool's Day are also bringing forth the new and bringing forth the new. For example, a newly married wife may receive a letter accusing her husband of disloyalty, a mediocre civil servant may receive a promotion order, and a son may receive a telegram about his father's death. On April 1 a certain year, the British Daily Mirror published a photo of a man who looked like the president of a country, holding an almost naked beauty in one hand. If you believe all these things, you will be taken in. Of course, if you are really fooled, you don't have to be as furious as Demeter. You'd better be a gentleman and laugh it off, which is in line with the true meaning of April Fool's Day and be kind to others.
April fool's day customs in various countries
United States of America
Nowadays, every April Fool's Day, whether they know each other or not, Americans will play some small jokes. A common prank on April Fool's Day is pointing at someone else's shoes and saying, "Your shoelaces are not tied." Students may lie to their classmates that school is over. No matter what the trick is, as long as the innocent victim is cheated, the prankster will scream: "fool!" " "
Scotland
For example, in Scotland, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The next day was devoted to fiddling with the area behind the human body. This day is called Terry's Day. The origin of the "Kick Me" sign can be traced back to this point.
Mexico
April Fool's Day in Mexico is February 28th, 65438. Previously, this day was used to commemorate the innocent children slaughtered by Herod (about 73 BC to 4 BC). Later, it evolved into a memorial day containing pranks and tricks.
France
On April 1 day, French traditions, including April Fool's Day (literally "April Fish"), tried to attach a paper fish victim without being found. It was founded in other countries, such as Australia and Italy. (For example, the long article Fish in April is used to repackage aussi as any joke in the daytime).
Spain
In English-speaking countries, 10 also played a similar prank on February 28th, and carried out a holy day massacre. This custom also exists in some parts of Belgium, including Antwerp province. The Flemish tradition for them is that their parents' children or just let their teachers lock them in if they promise to be treated at night or the next day.
Iran
In Iran, people play jokes on each other on April 3rd, the first day of Nowruzi Festival 13. This day is called "Sizdahbedar" (Outdoor XIII). People think that people should go out on this day to escape the bad luck of 13 (number).
Memorabilia of April 1 day in history.
1906-China Han Jing railway opened to traffic.
1933-Nazi organizations boycotted Jewish shops, marking the beginning of Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
1946- An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Hawaii, and 159 people were killed.
1976- Apple Computer Company was established.
1983 —— The Beijing Municipal Government has decided to take April 1 7 every year as "Bird-loving Week".
2006 54 38+0- The Netherlands officially became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
2002-The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, becoming the only country in the world that allows euthanasia.
On April 1 2003, Leslie Cheung, a Hong Kong superstar, committed suicide in Yu Wenhua Hotel due to depression.