April Fool's Day in 20265438+0: April 0 1, Thursday, February 20th of the lunar calendar.
April Fool's Day (or April Fool's Day) is a popular folk festival in the west since19th century. It is not recognized as a legal holiday by any country, and the date is April 1 day of the Gregorian calendar every year.
On this day, people are used to cheating, teasing and making fun of each other in various ways, and jokes are often exposed at the end. But if the joke is too big, it is likely to cause people's panic, have a large-scale response, and further develop into rumors or urban legends.
Which country celebrates April Fool's Day?
The United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Japan, France, Russia, Denmark, Mexico and other countries will celebrate April Fool's Day. April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day or Humor Day, is a traditional folk festival in western society. The festival is held on April 1 day every year. In April Fool's Day in western countries, practical jokes are very common. Sometimes, people will elaborate pranks for their friends or family all day.
The origin of April fool's day
April Fool's Day originated in France. According to the traditional French calendar, the current New Year is 1 April. 1582, France decided to change to the Gregorian calendar, which is now the Gregorian calendar, and changed it to 1+0 in the New Year. But there are still many diehards who will celebrate the Spring Festival in April 1. These people were fooled because they didn't accept the new calendar, so there was April Fool's Day.
Festival custom
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 lettuce leaves covered with green peppers, but after uncovering the leaves, it turned out to be like this.
Come on, oyster cocktail; 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.