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April Fools' Day

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April Fools' Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1 every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other.

Origins:

Precursors of April Fools' Day include the Roman festival of Hilaria, held March 25, and the Medieval Feast of Fools, held December 28,still a day on which pranks are played in Spanish-speaking countries.

2. In 1508, French poet Eloy d'Amerval referred to a poisson d’avril (April fool, literally "April fish"), a possible reference to the holiday. In 1539, Flemish poet Eduard de Dene wrote of a nobleman who sent his servants on foolish errands on April 1. In 1686, John Aubrey referred to the holiday as "Fooles holy day", the first British reference. On April 1, 1698, several people were tricked into going to the Tower of London to "see the Lions washed".

3. In the Middle Ages, up until the late 18th century, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 (Feast of the Annunciation) in most European towns. In some areas of France, New Year's was a week-long holiday ending on April 1. Many writers suggest that April Fools originated because those who celebrated on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates. The use of January 1 as New Year's Day was common in France by the mid-16th century, and this date was adopted officially in 1564 by the Edict of Roussillon.

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在歐美一些國家，4月1日是愚人節，這一天，人們以多種方式開周圍的人的玩笑，上當者當被告知是愚人節時，才恍然大悟，所以這一天總是能夠引出許多笑話，不過某些玩笑也會因開得過大而引起人們的恐慌，或改變形勢衍生成為謠言與都會傳奇。

由來:

愚人節與古羅馬的嬉樂節（Hilaria，3月25日）和印度的胡里節（Holi，到3月31日為止）有相似之處。在時間的選擇，看來與「春分」有關。在這時間天氣常常突然變化，恰似是大自然在愚弄人類。

2. 1565年，法國國王查理九世決定採用新改革的紀年法——格里高利曆（即目前通用的陽曆），以1月1日為一年的開始，改變了過去以4月1日為新年的的開端。但一些守舊派反對這種改革，依然按照舊的曆法在4月1日這天送新年禮，慶祝新年。主張改革的人把守舊派這些做法大加嘲弄，在4月1日給他們送假禮物，邀請他們參加假的聚會。從此，4月1日捉弄人的事便流傳開來。當人上當受騙的時候，捉弄他的人會大聲叫：「四月之魚」（「Poisson d'avril」），意為「四月惡作劇」。這句成語的由來與原來之意義已不清楚。

3. 據英國歷史學家的考證：「愚人節」的起源乃是出於印度佛教那句「到達彼岸」的話。而不列顛百科全書裡面則是記載著：「愚人節」乃是公元十五世紀宗教革命之後始出現的一個說謊節日。那時西班牙國王腓力二世曾經建立一個「異端裁判所」，只要不是天主教徒就被視為異端，在每年四月一日處以極刑，也就是死刑。臣民們感到非常恐怖，於是每天以說謊取笑為樂，來沖淡對統治者之恐懼與憎恨。其後，沿用日久，演變為今日之「愚人節」。

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