The origin and taboo of April Fool's Day is April 1 every year, which is a traditional April Fool's Day in the West. On this day, don't believe what others say easily, otherwise you may be miserable and have to listen to others say Happy April Fool's Day. So how did April Fool's Day come about? Let's take a look at the origin and taboos of April Fool's Day.

The origin and taboo of April Fool's Day 1 April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day, is a traditional folk festival in western society. The festival is held on April 1 day every year.

April Fool's Day is similar to Hilaria Festival in ancient Rome (March 25th) and Huanyue Festival in India. The timing is related to the "spring equinox" (March 2 1).

During this period, the weather often changes suddenly, just like nature is fooling human beings. There are different opinions about the origin of April Fool's Day. There is a saying that this custom originated from the "Interpretation Festival" in India.

Every year on March 3 1, regardless of gender or age, you can play jokes on each other and fool each other for entertainment, similar to April Fool's Day.

It is said that April Fool's Day originated in France. 1564; France first adopted the newly reformed Gregorian calendar (now Gregorian calendar), with 65438+ 10/month 1 as the beginning of the year.

However, some old-fashioned people oppose this reform and still stubbornly celebrate the New Year by giving gifts on April 1 day according to the old calendar.

Advocates of reform laugh at these old-fashioned practices. Smart and funny people gave them fake gifts in April 1, invited them to a fake wine party, and called the deceived conservatives "April Fools" or "Fish on the Hook". From then on, people fooled each other on April 1 day, which became a popular custom in France.

/kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, the custom of April Fool's Day spread to Britain, and was later brought to the United States by early British immigrants.

In the beginning, any American can concoct shocking news without any moral and legal responsibility, and the government and judicial departments 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.

Taboo of April Fool's Day

1, April fool is taboo in time.

No matter who it is, April Fool's jokes can only be played until noon 12, which is a strict rule by convention. A person who has fun after noon is a bigger fool than the person he makes fun of. People who joke after midnight will immediately find themselves in trouble.

In fact, from the perspective of traditional geomantic omen in China, you can't play pranks at three o'clock in the afternoon, so it's no exaggeration to do it before three o'clock in the afternoon.

If a friend ignores the taboo of time on April Fool's Day and goes his own way regardless, then I believe his or her fortune will plummet thereafter. Friends must be cautious, first of all, we must grasp the time and never play too much.

2. You can't make too many jokes on April Fool's Day.

For example, Zhang San informed Li Si that Wang Er had an accident and went to a certain hospital at once. This stupid way will bring fortune mistakes to both sides and lead to emotional problems in health care.

3. April Fool's Day can't make political jokes or scary jokes.

For example, on April Fool's Day, while everyone was wary of other people's pranks, the citizens of Ohio, USA, were frightened by the April Fool's joke planned by five girls.

On the morning of April Fool's Day, the Dangerous Goods Bomb Bureau received an urgent report and found 17 suspicious packages in Notre Dame church, court, Reed Memorial Library, middle school and other places in the city: these packages were all square and packed with gold wrapping paper.

These suspicious packages made the local residents inexplicably frightened. After investigation, these suspicious packages were made and placed by five girls aged 16 and 17. The five girls said that the method of making these bags was learned from a website.

4. make a cautious wish on April fool's day

No matter what you wish, no matter where you wish, I suggest you try to avoid this day and make a wish. April Fool's Day increases your courage and confidence! You may wish to wear a tiger's eye stone bracelet to help you resist all kinds of negative emotions, protect yourself and absorb money!

5. Don't give gifts on April Fool's Day

No matter what the reason, you should be careful when giving gifts on April Fool's Day, otherwise it won't be a "light gift". It is even more wrong to give expensive gifts on April Fool's Day.

6. Don't celebrate your birthday on April Fool's Day.

If someone happens to have a birthday on April 1, then avoid April Fool's Day. I suggest you: first, stagger the time, such as the birthday at the end of March or April 2. Do you want to convert the solar calendar 1 of the year you were born into the lunar calendar and celebrate your birthday on the basis of the lunar calendar?

7. Careful consultation on April Fool's Day

Whether it is business negotiations or other negotiations, we should try to avoid negotiations on April Fool's Day to prevent accidents.

8. Don't fall in love on April Fool's Day.

Please note that the word "love" here refers to the expression of love. For example, Zhang San has always admired Li Si, and he made his confession on April Fool's Day. Then, the consequences can be imagined.

9. Don't move on April Fool's Day

From a psychological point of view, because April Fool's Day is almost all over the world, it is better to move another day.

10, don't change your wallet on April Fool's Day.

Psychologists believe that your wallet is your money, so if you want to change your wallet in time, you should do it another day. Similarly, friends are advised not to buy wallets or safes on this day, and it is best for the company not to change or take up the position of chief financial officer or supervisor on this day, otherwise the effect will be very bad.

The origin and taboo of April Fool's Day 2 began on April Fool's Day in 1, which is a popular folk festival in the west since19th century, and has not been recognized as a legal holiday by any country so far.

On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways, and often at the end of the joke, they will expose and announce that the object of the joke is a "fool".

The nature of jokes rarely contains substantial malice, but individual jokes are too big to cause people's panic and have a large-scale response, which is derived from (media) rumors and urban legends, so people generally avoid making jokes about disasters.

How did April Fool's Day come about?

Tracing back to the origin of April Fool's Day, there are probably the following:

Those who advocate reform laugh at these practices of the old school, give them fake gifts and invite them to fake parties. Since then, things that play tricks on people on this day have spread. When a person is deceived, the person who plays tricks on him will shout: "Poisson Davril", which means "April prank".

The origin and original intention of this idiom are not clear.

1582, Pope Gregory XIII decided to adopt the newly reformed Gregorian calendar (universal solar calendar), with New Year's Day as the beginning of the year, instead of April 1 day as the beginning of the new year. However, some French conservatives opposed this reform and still sent New Year gifts according to the old calendar on this day to celebrate the New Year.

Smart and funny people gave them fake gifts on April 1 day, invited them to a fake reception, and called the deceived conservatives "April fools" or "hooked fish". From then on, people fooled each other on April 1 day, which became a popular custom in France. /kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, the custom of April Fool's Day spread to Britain, and was later brought to the United States by early British immigrants.

According to the research of British historians, April Fool's Day recorded in British encyclopedias is a deceptive festival after the religious revolution in the15th century. At that time, King Philip II of Spain had established a "heresy tribunal", and anyone who was not a Catholic was regarded as heresy and was sentenced to death on April 1 day every year.

The subjects were very afraid. They took pleasure in telling lies and making fun every day to dilute their fear and hatred of the rulers. Since then, it has been used for a long time and evolved into "April Fool's Day".

According to legend, about 1650 years after the ancestor Adam, God destroyed the world with a flood, leaving only Noah, the descendant of Adam's third son, Huide. He saved a family's life by building a ship with a man.

After the flood subsided slightly, Noah released a white dove to explore a piece of land after the flood subsided, because it happened to be April 1 day. Therefore, future generations think that doing something meaningless on this day is just like a dove getting something for nothing, and its behavior is stupid. This is the origin of April Fool's Day.

According to the records of the remnants of ancient Rome, Rome held the "Manjiang Club" at the beginning of April every year. In a certain year, Bailuo sabina, the daughter of Shirley, the dominant god, met Prado, the keeper of the underworld. They fell in love at first sight and showed their love to each other. When they returned to heaven together, Prado married Bailo sabina as the keeper.

Prado sent the ghost of the underworld to fool Shirley with a giggle, but Shirley was fooled and she followed the source of the sound. Therefore, they regard the annual "Manjiang Club" as "April Fool's Day".

According to Christians, April Fool's Day commemorates the day when Jesus was crucified. Before Jesus was crucified, he was forced to run around. Later generations commemorated his innocent suffering on April 1 day, which actually contained the significance of vigilance.

April Fool's Day is similar to the fun festival in ancient Rome (Hilaria, March 25th) and the joy festival in India (Holi Festival, until March 3rd1).

The choice of time is related to the vernal equinox. At this time, the weather often changes suddenly, just like nature is fooling human beings.

There is a British folklore that April Fool's Day is related to a small town called Gotham Town.

Legend has it that there was a tradition in the13rd century that the roads where the king went would be owned by the public. The people of Gotham don't want to lose their main road, so they spread rumors, hoping to stop the king's patrol.

The king then sent an information officer to ask. When the information officer arrived at the village, he found that the street was full of lunatics. The king abandoned his visit plan. So April Fool's Day comes from a lie in memory of Gotham citizens.

The clown said that Joseph boskin, honorary professor of American humor at Boston University in China, put forward his own views on the historical origin of April Fool's Day. He thinks April Fool's Day originated as a joke. 1983, the king of Persia once said that the concept of April Fool's Day originated from Roman clowns in Constantine I of Rome in the third and fourth centuries.

It is said that at that time, clowns petitioned the ruler successfully, and the ruler allowed them to recommend a member to become king one day. So, on April 1 day, Constantine I handed over the rule of the Roman Empire to one of his clowns, King Kujil. Kujir immediately issued a decree to make April 1 day an absurd day forever.

Boskin said that news organizations at that time were not very interested in this topic. "I think I should have been praised by everyone for this bizarre story.

On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate rooms with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional practice is to decorate a fake environment, and the room can be decorated like Christmas or New Year. When the guests come, it is unique and interesting to congratulate "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year".

Fish feast in April 1 day. It is also unique. Invitations to fish banquets are usually colored fish made of cardboard.

The dining table is decorated in green and white. There is a fish tank and a small fishing rod in the middle. Each fishing rod is tied with a green ribbon and hung with a gift for the guests, a delicate celluloid fish or a fish basket full of candy. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are made of fish.

There is also the custom of cooking fake dishes at April Fool's Day parties. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day recipe: first, it was a "salad" with green peppers on the leaves of lettuce, but after uncovering the leaves, it was discovered that it was an oyster cocktail underneath;

The second course is "baked potato", in fact, there are sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms below; Since then, there have been roast chicken disguised with crab meat and raspberry ice cream buried under tomato salad. After dinner, guests can also take candy out of the pill box.

However, the most typical activity of April Fool's Day is that everyone plays jokes on each other and plays tricks on each other with lies. Some people tie their wallets to the street with a thin thread and pull the other end in the dark. Once someone finds a wallet, they will suddenly drag it away.

Others put bricks under the broken hat in the middle of the road, waiting to see who will kick them. Children will tell their parents that there is a hole in their schoolbags or a black spot on their faces. When adults bend over to see it, they will shout "Happy April Fool's Day".

Run away with a smile. In a word, on April Fool's Day, zoos and aquariums will also receive many phone calls to Mr. Fish and Mr. Tiger, which often leads staff to cut off telephone lines in order to reduce trouble.