There are many stories about the origin of April Fool's Day, but no matter which legend, the time is 1 April. We have read the first story about the origin of April Fool's Day in the last article. According to the first legend, April Fool's Day originated from the French calendar reform. Old-fashioned people insisted on celebrating the New Year on April 1 day, so reformers played with them on this day to crack down on die-hards. Over time, people found that joking in this way is not bad, and they can get a lot of happiness, so this tradition was formed. On this day, people can play freely and happily, and they can joke with others with confidence, and others will not be angry if they are cheated. Therefore, April 1 becomes a relaxed day and a happy holiday. This is the first legend, you can see the previous article if you are not clear. Now let's talk about the origin of the second April Fool's Day. This legend is more moving and interesting. In the second story, the origin of April Fool's Day is Greek mythology. In this myth, the goddess in charge of agriculture is called Demeter, which is very famous in Greece. Demeter has infinite magic power, which can make the earth fertile and the weather favorable, so that the crops are abundant and the people are rich. On the contrary, if he is angry, he can make the land barren, the wind is not adjusted, and the rain is not smooth, thus making the grain harvest for a long time. In view of her strength, people respect her very much. Goodness is Zeus' sister and husband. The story begins here. Zeus was romantic by nature and was merciful everywhere, which caused many romantic things, so Saturnalia was very unhappy. Only her daughter Persephone, a beautiful and clever girl, can bring her happiness.

Finally, one day, hades came to earth. He saw Persephone and had an unforgettable love for her. But he also knows that it is unrealistic to let this beautiful woman go to the dark underworld with him. So he came to Zeus and asked him to be the master.

"Well ... I can't be the Lord," said the Lord of the gods thoughtfully. "You know, Demeter is difficult to deal with. However, if you have the ability to take Persephone away, I have no objection. "

With the acquiescence and hint of the God King, Hades was filled with joy, and he immediately returned to the ghost land to rob his relatives.

One day, Persephone was playing in the field when the earth suddenly cracked. Then, the aggressive Hades threw himself on the ground, grabbed Persephone, shouted, and sank to the ground at an unattainable speed. The cracked earth suddenly closed, and it was still sunny. In full of green, nothing seemed to happen except Persephone's cry for help echoed in the sky. Demeter in the distance heard her daughter's heartbreaking cry for help. But when she flew back as fast as she could, her daughter was gone. The goddess of agriculture traveled all over the world because she missed her daughter. But I can't find it. The gods sympathized with her at first, and then gradually turned to disgust. Because this "crazy woman" is looking for her daughter, there is no moment of peace in the world. The more they took her up, the more they pointed east and west, just to send her away and lead a quiet life in a few days.

Zeus saw her make a scene, and kindly advised her to look elsewhere, and not to take it out on innocent farmers. Dmitry didn't know there was fraud, so he set foot on a shopping trip again. This is a terrible thing. I don't know how many places have become barren because of the anger of the goddess, and there is a desperate atmosphere of hunger and famine everywhere.

When she realized that she was her husband's freshman year again, she calmed down and thought about what to do in the end. Inadvertently, she looked up and saw Helius, the sun god, patrolling the vast space in a golden carriage. It suddenly occurred to me that only he was above, radiant and observant. Nothing in the world can escape his eyes. This just holding a torch, fly to the front of Helius, ask him for advice.

The great sun god pities the goddess, but he is not afraid of the power of hades. Moreover, he didn't want Demeter to make such a fuss again, embarrassing the gods and suffering the people. He described the kidnapping of Hades. Demeter suddenly realized, but it was too late. At this moment, Persephone became a noble queen under the coercion and inducement of Hades, and could never reunite with her mother on the ground. Besides, no matter how powerful Demeter was, he could not take his daughter away from Hades.

Demeter knew that he had been deceived and fooled by the gods, and his anger and irritation deepened. She simply gave an order to let all the plants in the world wither together, all the crops died, and there was no trace of green on the earth. I hid in a remote place and never appeared again.

Gal, human messed up. Without food, thousands of people starve to death every day. Crowds of dead people crowded into Hades, making a noise, which upset Hades and disturbed him. The gods are yellow, emaciated and hungry because they can't get human sacrifices and gifts. Zeus had no choice but to live in Jean Patel's hades 1/3 years, return to earth for 2/3 years, and serve his mother. From then on, whenever Persephone stayed in the land of ghosts, Demeter was very sad and the land fell into depression. Once the daughter is reunited with her, the goddess will smile, and the world will reproduce the vitality of vegetation and flowers.

Obviously, Demeter is a complete fool in this story. She doesn't know the trick of cupid, and she doesn't know her husband and Hades' accomplice. After the incident, she was fascinated and repeatedly cheated and teased. Since then, people have set up April Fool's Day to warn those who think they are smart with white lies, and don't make people laugh and be generous because of credulity.

Now, April Fool's Day has become a global performance festival, which is very popular all over the world.