April Fools Day also known as fool Festival

• April Fool's Day, also known as fool Festival, has hundreds of years of history. Divergent views about its origins. The most popular theory is that April Fool's Day originated in France. 愚人节又称万愚节，已经有几百年的 历史了。关于它的起源，众说纷纭。其中最为流行的说法 认为愚人节起源于法国。 • France in the sixteenth century, people in this day New Year, exchanging gifts, throwing a party to celebrate the New Year. Celebration and now almost the same. 十六世 纪的法国，人们在这一天过新年，互赠礼物，举办晚会， 庆祝新年。当时的庆祝方法与现在相差无几。

• In 1582, the French king Charlie nine world decided to use a new calendar - Gregorian calendar, change New Year on January 1. • In the process of implementation of the new calendar, there are still some people are reluctant to accept the new calendar, or do not know the date of the changes and still spend the New Year on April 1 st. 1582年，法国国王查理九世决定采用一种新的历法——格高利历 法，新年改在一月一日。在新历法的推行过程中，各地仍有一些人不 愿意接受新历法，或是不知道这一日期的更改，仍然在四月一日这天 过新年。 • Other people will be fooled by them gift they leave gifts, invite them to participate in the fake celebration at the cheat them to run errands, or they somehow believed the things that did not exist, they are known as "April Fool". 其他的人便愚弄他们，赠送他们假礼物， 邀请他们参加假庆祝晚会，骗他们去跑腿，或使他们对某种根本不存 在的事情信以为真，他们称为“四月愚人”。

• This day in April 1 will be mutual fooled, as time went on, it became a popular custom in France. 人们在四月一日这一天便互相愚弄，随 着时间的流逝，便成为法国流行的风俗。 • The beginning of the eighteenth century, "April Fool" custom spread to the United Kingdom. Later, as the British immigrants spread to the United States. With the passage of time, this practice has become an international festival, are popular in many countries in Europe, North America. 十八世纪初，“愚人节”的习俗传到英国。后来，随着英国移 民又传到了美国。随着时间的流逝，这一习俗已经成为国际性节日， 在欧洲、北美许多国家都流行。 • On this day, people can be eclectic "relaxed". Of course, the fooled approach is also full of tricks. Fooled people in different countries give different names. 这一天人们可以不拘一格的“轻松”一下。当然愚 弄人的手法也是花样百出。关于受愚弄的人，在不同的国家给于不同 的称呼。

• Most people referred to them as " April fool ", some countries also have other names. In France, it was called " April fish ", probably because of April fish the most easy to hook. In British Scotland, then known as the " cuckoo ", may refer to a silly bird. 大部分的人都称他们为“四月愚 人”，有的国家也有其他的称呼。在法国，人们把受骗的 人称为“四月鱼”，可能是因为四月里鱼最容易上钩的缘故 吧。而在英国的苏格兰，则称为“布谷鸟”，可能是指一种 很傻的鸟吧。 • April 1 of each year, one of the happiest days of people in many Western countries, because this day is the world -famous "April Fool's Day. 每年的四月一日，西方许多国 家的人们最开心的日子之一，因为这一天是闻名世界的“ 愚人节”。

各国愚人节习俗 • 美国 Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One common trick on April Fool's Day, or All Fool's Day, is pointing down to a friend's shoe and saying, Your shoelace is untied. School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. Whatever the trick, if the innocent victim falls for the joke the prankster yells, April Fool! 如今，每逢愚人节，不管对方是否相识，美国人都会 开些小玩笑。在愚人节比较常见的把戏是指着别人的鞋子 说：“你鞋带没系。”学生可能会骗同学说学校放假了。 不管是什么样的招数，只要那个无辜的受害者中技了，恶 作剧的人就会尖叫：“愚人!”

• On this day, people can play to their imagination, coaxing, teasing, fool others. Moreover, regardless of doing and what the consequences, it also assumes any legal liability. 这一天，人们可以发挥自己丰富的想象力， 哄骗、取笑、愚弄别人。而且，不管这样做之后出现什么 样的后果，人们也不负任何法律责任。 • This festival popular in China, especially among college students. Thus, the April Fool's Day is not just Westerners things affect the Orient. 现在这一节日也开始 在中国流行，尤其是在大学生中间。由此看来，愚人节不 仅仅是西方人的事情，也影响到东方。

• April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings, a new room decor with daffodils and daisies. 在愚人节时，人们常常组织家庭聚会，用 水仙花和雏菊把房间装饰一新。 • The typical approach is to leave the environment layout, the room can be arranged like Christmas or new year, when guests come, then congratulations to them a "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year", is interesting. 典型的做法是 布置假环境，可以把房间布置得像过圣诞节或新 年一样，待客人来时，则祝贺他们“圣诞快乐”或“ 新年快乐”，令人感到很有趣。

• 苏格兰 In Scotland, for example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior region of the body. It is called Taily Day. The origin of the "kick me" sign can be traced to this observance. 在苏格兰, 例如, 愚人节实际上有 2 天的庆祝 时间。第二天专门对人体身后的区域胡闹。这一 天被称作Taily节。“踢我”迹象的来源可以追溯至此。

• 墨西哥 Mexico's counterpart of April Fool's Day is actually observed on December 28. Originally, the day was a sad remembrance of the slaughter of the innocent children by King Herod(about 73 B. C. - 4 B. C. ). It eventually evolved into a lighter commemoration involving pranks and trickery. 墨西哥的“愚人节”发生在 12 月 28 日。以前, 这一天是用来纪念被希律王（约公元前73至公元 前4年）屠杀的无辜的孩子。后来演变成为包含恶 作剧和诡计的纪念日。

• 法国 • The April 1 tradition in France includes poisson d'avril (literally "April's fish"), attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed. This is also widespread in other nations, such as Italy (where the term "April's fish" is also used to refer to any jokes done during the day).

• 西班牙 • In Spanish-speaking countries, similar pranks are practiced on December 28, the Massacre of the Day of the Holy Innocents. This custom also exists in certain areas of Belgium, including the province of Antwerp. Flemish tradition is for children to lock out their parents or teachers, only letting them in if they promise to bring treats the same evening or the next day.

• 英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰 • In the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand the April 1 tradition exists, however it is accepted that if somebody pulls an April Fools' Trick after 12 pm (mid-day), then the person pulling the trick is actually considered the fool (this caveat may also exist in other countries).

• • • • 1. Borrow someone’s cell phone and change the language setting to a foreign language. 2. Change the language for Google on someone’s computer. 3. Change the coffee in the office coffee maker to decaf. 4. Swap the signs on the men’s and ladies’ rest rooms. 5. Hide scented air fresheners all over someone’s office. 6. Add food coloring to milk that comes in a cardboard container. 7. Add food coloring to the windshield washer fluid of someone’s car 借别人的手机，把语言设置为一种外语。 1、在别人的电脑上更改Google的语言设置。 2、把办公室咖啡机里的咖啡换成无咖啡因咖啡。 3、把洗手间门上的男女指示牌互换。 4、在别人的办公室里到处藏些香味浓重的空气清新块。 5、往硬纸盒装的牛奶里加入食用色素。 6、在别人的汽车挡风玻璃清洗液里加入食用色素。

• 7. Switch around random keys on someone’s keyboard who isn’t a very good typist. • 8. Switch the Push and Pull signs on a set of doors. • 9. Hide food in a trash can and when someone comes by grab some and eat it. • 10. Replace Oreo cream-filling with toothpaste and offer one to someone. • 11. Dip the tips of someone’s cigarettes in Orajel so their lips will go numb • 7把别人电脑键盘上的按键随意调换几个。 • 8、把门上的“推”和“拉”标志互换。 • 9、把食品藏在垃圾桶里，有人经过时抓出来吃。 • 10、在奥利奥的管装奶油包装里灌满牙膏请别人吃。 • 11、把别人的香烟烟嘴在Orajel牙疼水里浸一浸，让他抽烟时嘴 唇发麻。

• 1. No fool IS a fool always, every one sometimes. 没有终 身的傻瓜, 也没有终身不当傻瓜的人。 • 2. If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. • 聪明人做起糊涂事来, 那才糊涂 透顶。 • 3. The fool wanders, the wise man travels. • 愚者彷 徨观望, 智者勇往直前。 • 4. A fool may give a wise man counsel. • 智者千虑, 必有一失; 愚者千虑, 必有一得。 • 5. What the fool does in the end, the wise man does at the beginning. • 蠢人最后才做的, 聪明人一 开始就做。 • 6. A man may talk like a wise man and act like a fool. • 说得头头是道, 也许干得乱七八糟。

• Fish Banquet April fool's day party, the general hold fish feast. Fish feast of please stick with a color is usually made of cardboard small fish, table with green, white dichromatic adornment tablecloth, and there is a fish tank and small and exquisite of fishing rod, the fishing rod is green ribbon, ribbon hung on to give guest gift, fish arts and crafts, etc. The party all the dishes are fish as raw material carefully cooking dishes. 愚人节聚会 中，一般举办鱼宴。鱼宴的请贴通常 是用一条彩色纸板制成的小鱼，餐桌 用绿、白两色桌布装饰，中间有鱼缸 和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿，鱼竿上系着绿 色飘带，飘带上挂着送给客人的礼物 ——鱼形 艺品等。宴会上所有的菜 都是以鱼为原料精心烹制的菜肴。

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