April 1 International April Fool's Day
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April 1 day is one of the happiest days for people in many western countries, because it is a world-famous "April Fool's Day". On this day, people can use their rich imagination to trick, make fun of and fool others. Moreover, no matter what the consequences, people will not bear any legal responsibility. Now this festival is becoming more and more popular in China, especially among college students. From this perspective, April Fool's Day is not only a matter for westerners, but also affects the East.
The origin of April fool's day
April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day, has a history of hundreds of years. There are different opinions about his origin. One of the most popular sayings is that April Fool's Day originated in France.
In France in the 1 6th century, people celebrated the New Year on April1day, giving gifts to each other and holding parties to celebrate the New Year. The method of celebration at that time was similar to that now. 1582, French king Charles IX decided to adopt a new calendar-Gregorian calendar, and changed the New Year to 1+0. In the process of implementing the new calendar, there are still some people all over the country who are unwilling to accept the new calendar or don't know the change of this date, and still celebrate the New Year on April 1 day. Others play tricks on them, give them fake gifts, invite them to fake celebration parties, trick them into running errands, or make them believe something that doesn't exist. These deceived people are called "April fools".
Since then, people have fooled each other on April 1 day, which has become a long-standing popular custom in France. /kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, the custom of April Fool's Day spread to Britain. Later, with British immigrants, it spread to the United States. With the passage of time, this custom has become an international festival, which is popular in many countries in Europe and North America. On this day, people can relax in an eclectic way. Of course, there are many tricks to fool people.
People who are fooled have different names in different countries. Most people call them "April fools". But sometimes, some countries have other names. In France, people call this kind of fish "April fish", probably because in April, fish are the easiest to take the bait. In England and Scotland, it is called "cuckoo", which may refer to a dull bird.
Meanwhile, although some countries don't celebrate April Fool's Day, they also have similar festivals. In Rome, there is a "Happy Festival" on March 25th. In India, there is a "Happy Festival" on March 3rd1day. These festivals are similar to April Fool's Day. Interestingly, these festivals are all in spring, so some people say that these festivals are related to the "vernal equinox" because the weather at this time is unpredictable and somewhat ridiculous. There is also April Fool's Day in Mexico, but it is in 65438+February 18.
April fool's day party
On April Fool's Day, people often organize parties. People decorate their rooms with daffodils and daisies and create a fake environment. Usually, they decorate their rooms as if they were celebrating Christmas or New Year. After the guests arrive, they congratulate each other on "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year" according to the arrangement.
At April Fool's Day parties, fish banquets are usually held. The invitation to a fish banquet is usually a small fish made of colored cardboard. The dining table is decorated with a green and white tablecloth, with a fish tank and a delicate fishing rod in the middle. The fishing rod is tied with a green ribbon, and a gift for guests-fish-shaped handicrafts is hung on the ribbon. All the dishes at the banquet are carefully cooked with fish as raw material.
Cooking fake dishes is another custom of April Fool's Day banquets. The following is a typical April Fool's Day menu: the first course is "salad", lettuce leaves are covered with green peppers, but under the leaves are oyster cocktails; The second course is "baked potato", which is actually sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms; The next dish is tomato salad, then ice cream; And grilled chicken disguised as crab meat. After the banquet, the host entertained the guests with candy, but the candy was put in the medicine box.
April fool's day anecdote
On April Fool's Day, regardless of gender, age and status, people can play any tricks without having to bear the consequences.
April Fool's pranks are very popular with children. They usually play many tricks: stick paper fish on their friends' backs; Pointing to a friend's shoelace, he said, "Your shoelace is untied!" " ; Put the broken hat on the street, put a stone in it, and then stand aside to see who will kick the hat; Say to a classmate: there is no class at school; Wait a minute. No matter what kind of prank it is, as long as the unsuspecting victim believes it, the other party will call him "April Fool" and your prank will be forgiven.
April Fool's pranks are not only children's patents, but adults also play the same games: making fake phone calls and giving friends nonexistent party tickets; Give defective products as gifts to friends, and so on. It is said that there is a man who holds an April Fool's Day lunch for people with strange similarities every year: he once invited several men with drooping beards, several women with red hair and once invited short people. These invited people found that it was irreparable at that time and had to laugh it off with the prankster.
Nowadays, some newspapers and radio stations are unwilling to be lonely, and will fool readers or listeners with fictional stories during festivals. If in April, some newspapers published special news, we still need to polish our eyes to distinguish between true and false.
These anecdotes have become history, and with the arrival of another April Fool's Day, there will be new stories. April Fool's Day is coming, so be careful! Today is a test of our wisdom. However, even if you are fooled, you don't have to be furious about it, but be generous and laugh it off. This is the purpose of April Fool's Day.
With the rapid growth of economy and the continuous expansion of city scale, the contradiction between supply and demand of urban transportation has become increasingly prominent. The problem of traffic congestion is prominent, and frequent traffic accidents have become a major public hazard.
April 30th every year is the National Traffic Safety Reflection Day. "Traffic safety is everyone's responsibility", let's start from scratch and teach children the necessary common sense of traffic safety.