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The origin of April Fool’s Day

April 1st every year is a traditional folk festival in the West and the United States - —April Fool’s Day. April Fool's Day originated in France. In 1564, France first adopted the newly reformed calendar system-the Gregorian calendar (the current Gregorian calendar), with January 1st as the beginning of the year. However, some conservative people oppose this reform and still stubbornly send gifts on April 1 to celebrate the New Year according to the old calendar. Those who advocated reform ridiculed the practices of these conservatives.

◆ The Origin of April Fools' Day

◆ The Myth of April Fools' Day

◆ April Fool's Day in the UK

◆ April Fool's Day Customs

◆ April Fool’s Day Fun Facts

Smart and funny people give them fake gifts on April 1st and invite them to fake receptions. And the conservatives who were deceived were called "April fools" or "baited fish". From then on, people fooled each other on April 1, which became a popular custom in France. At the beginning of the 18th century, the custom of April Fool's Day was spread to Britain, and then brought to the United States by early immigrants from Britain.

On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate the room with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional approach is to decorate a fake environment. You can decorate the room like Christmas. You can also arrange it like a New Year, and when guests come, wish them "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year", which is unique and interesting.

Fish feast on April 1st. It’s also unique. Invitations to a sex banquet are usually small colorful fish made of cardboard. The dining table is decorated with green and white colors. Put a fish tank and small and exquisite fishing rods in the middle. Each fishing rod is tied with a green streamer and hung with gifts for the guests - either a delicate celluloid fish or a fish basket filled with candies. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are made of fish.

At April Fool’s Day parties, there is also a custom of making fake dishes. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day recipe: first a "salad" with lettuce leaves sprinkled with green pepper, but when the leaves were uncovered, it turned out to be an oyster cocktail underneath; the second course was "roasted potatoes." , actually underneath were sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms; the dishes that followed included roast chicken disguised as crabmeat and raspberry ice cream buried under a tomato salad. After the meal, guests can also enjoy candy from the pill box.

However, the most typical activity of April Fool's Day is that everyone makes fun of each other and teases each other with lies. Some people leave their wallets tied with thin strings on the street and pull the other end of the string in the dark. Once someone picks up the wallet, they yank it away unexpectedly. Others put bricks under broken hats in the middle of the road, and then waited to see who would kick them. Children will tell their parents that there is a hole in their schoolbag or there is a black spot on their face. When the adults leaned over to take a look, they shouted "April Fool". He smiled and ran away. In short, every April Fool's Day, zoos and aquariums will receive many calls to Mr. Fish (fish) and Mr. Leon (lion), which often causes the staff to cut off the phone lines in order to reduce trouble. .

Today's April Fool's Day in the United States is mainly a holiday for naughty boys.

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The origin of April Fool’s Day

On April 1st every year, It is a traditional folk festival in the West and the United States - April Fool's Day. April Fool's Day originated in France. In 1564, France first adopted the newly reformed calendar system-the Gregorian calendar (the current Gregorian calendar), with January 1st as the beginning of the year.

However, some conservative people oppose this reform and still stubbornly send gifts on April 1 to celebrate the New Year according to the old calendar. Those who advocated reform ridiculed the practices of these conservatives.

Smart and funny people gave them fake gifts on April 1st and invited them to fake receptions. And the conservatives who were deceived were called "April fools" or "baited fish". From then on, people fooled each other on April 1, which became a popular custom in France. At the beginning of the 18th century, the custom of April Fool's Day was spread to Britain, and then brought to the United States by early immigrants from Britain.

On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate the room with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional approach is to decorate a fake environment. You can decorate the room like Christmas. You can also arrange it like a New Year, and when guests come, wish them "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year", which is unique and interesting.

Fish feast on April 1st. It’s also unique. Invitations to a sex banquet are usually small colorful fish made of cardboard. The dining table is decorated with green and white colors. Put a fish tank and small and exquisite fishing rods in the middle. Each fishing rod is tied with a green streamer and hung with gifts for the guests - either a delicate celluloid fish or a fish basket filled with candies. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are made of fish.

At April Fool’s Day parties, there is also a custom of making fake dishes. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day recipe: first a "salad" with lettuce leaves sprinkled with green pepper, but when the leaves were uncovered, it turned out to be an oyster cocktail underneath; the second course was "roasted potatoes." , actually underneath were sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms; the dishes that followed included roast chicken disguised as crabmeat and raspberry ice cream buried under a tomato salad. After the meal, guests can also enjoy candy from the pill box.

However, the most typical activity of April Fool's Day is that everyone makes fun of each other and teases each other with lies. Some people leave their wallets tied with thin strings on the street and pull the other end of the string in the dark. Once someone picks up the wallet, they yank it away unexpectedly. Others put bricks under broken hats in the middle of the road, and then waited to see who would kick them. Children will tell their parents that there is a hole in their schoolbag or there is a black spot on their face. When the adults leaned over to take a look, they shouted "April Fool". He smiled and ran away. In short, every April Fool's Day, zoos and aquariums will receive many calls to Mr. Fish (fish) and Mr. Leon (lion), which often causes the staff to cut off the phone lines in order to reduce trouble. .

Today's April Fool's Day in the United States is mainly a holiday for naughty boys.

April Fool’s Day Myth

It is said that April Fool’s Day originated from a very famous Greek myth and legend. Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, is a well-known deity in Greece. She has boundless magical power, which can make the land fertile and the crops abundant, or she can make the fields barren and all things withered. She is also one of the most revered goddesses among the Greek gods. Zeus, the king of gods, is her brother and her husband. This identity alone is enough to make the gods bow at her feet.

However, the life of this powerful goddess was not perfect. Relying on his status as the king of gods, Zeus flirted with women everywhere and had many romantic affairs, which brought endless troubles to Demeter. The only thing that allowed her to enjoy the joy of life was her daughter Persephone, a smart, beautiful, innocent and lively girl she had with Zeus. With her, no one would be sad or sad.

On this day, Hades, the king of Hades, was driving around Sicily, and happened to be seen by Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who was walking in the clouds. At the same time, she saw someone who was walking in the fields. Persephone and her companions Athena, the goddess of war, and Artemis, the goddess of hunting.

As soon as she saw these people, Aphrodite became furious.

Unaware of the deception, Demeter once again embarked on a journey of sightseeing. This is a terrible situation. Countless places have become barren of harvests due to the goddess's wrath, and there is a desperate atmosphere of famine and famine everywhere.

When she realized that she had fallen in love with her husband again, she calmed down and thought about what to do. Unintentionally, she raised her head and saw a man driving a golden chariot in the vast space. The traveling sun god Helios. It suddenly occurred to me that he was the only one who was above everything, could see everything clearly, and nothing that happened in the world could escape his eyes. Then, holding a torch in hand, he flew to Helios and asked him for guidance.

The great sun god sympathizes with the goddess's plight, but does not need to fear the power of Pluto. Moreover, he did not want Demeter to continue to make such a fuss and let the gods laugh and the common people suffer, so he described the situation of Hades' bride-robbing in detail. Demeter suddenly realized, but it was too late. At this moment, under the coercion and inducement of Hades, Persephone had become the noble Queen of Hades and could no longer reunite with her mother on earth. What's more, no matter how powerful Demeter was, she couldn't take her daughter away from Hades.

Demeter knew that she had been deceived and fooled by the gods, and her resentment and anger deepened. She simply issued an order to let all the plants in the world wither, all crops to die, and no trace of green to appear on the earth. He hid in a remote place and never showed up again.

As a result, everything in heaven and earth was in chaos. The people have no food to eat, and thousands of people starve to death every day. Crowds of dead souls swarmed into Hades, making noisy noises that made Hades upset and embarrassed. Because the gods could not get the sacrifices and gifts from the world, they were all starved to death. Zeus had no choice but to let Persephone live in Hades for 1/3 of the year and return to the human world for 2/3 to serve her mother. From now on, whenever Persephone stayed in the underworld, Demeter would be gloomy and the earth would be in depression. Once her daughter is reunited with her, the goddess will beam with joy, and the world will once again be full of vitality, with vegetation reviving and flowers blooming.

Obviously, in this story, Demeter is a complete fool. She did not know the trick of the god of love, nor the complicity of her husband and Hades. After the incident, she was surrounded by the gods, and was repeatedly deceived and teased. Since then, people have established April Fools' Day, using white lies to warn those who think they are smart not to do stupid things that make people laugh because of their gullibility.

In addition to the above story, there is another legend about the origin of April Fool's Day. In the Middle Ages, most Christian countries used the Julian calendar and celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. According to custom, on April 1st, people give each other gifts to congratulate each other. In 1752 AD, the Gregorian calendar was implemented and the New Year was moved to January 1. However, old customs die hard and people are still willing to send gifts to others on April 1st. This "New Year" itself is false. Later, some pranksters simply turned the gifts into fake ones. It was said to be a box of snacks, but there might be a rock inside. He claimed to go to visit, but the owner was kept waiting for a long time. The people who were deceived were not willing to accept the deception, so they took the medicine according to the prescription and retaliated. Over time, it became April Fool's Day.

Today, April Fool's Day has developed into an international holiday, popular in almost all of Europe and North America. Scotland calls those who are deceived on this day "cuckoos", which seems to still have some relationship with the goddess of agriculture. The French call it "April fish". This is probably because the small fish just hatch in April and swallow the bait in a daze, making it easy to get hooked!

As time goes by, the tricks used to trick people on April Fool's Day have also been renovated and full of new ideas. For example: a newlywed wife may receive a letter reporting her husband's infidelity, a mediocre civil servant may receive a promotion order, and a son may receive a telegram announcing his father's death. On April 1 of a certain year, the British "Daily Mirror" published a photo of a man whose face resembled the president of a certain country, holding an almost naked beauty with one arm. If you believe all these things to be true, you will be seriously deceived.

Of course, if you are really fooled, you don't have to be as angry as the goddess Demeter. It's better to show some "gentleman" demeanor and laugh it off, which is in line with the true meaning of being kind to others on April Fool's Day.

April Fool’s Day Fun Facts

Are you a fool today?

Have you been fooled today?

In Western countries, "April Fool's Day" on April every year means that a person can play various tricks without having to bear the consequences. Just call it "April Fools' Day" and your prank will be forgiven.

This is a day that distinguishes between soft-hearted and hard-hearted. The soft-hearted make those who are deceived look stupid. One woman collected business cards that she had received from other women over the years, solicited some from friends who were unaware of her intentions, and then went to an April Fool's Day party with a large number of these cards. She flirted with others unscrupulously, hinting that a night with her would be "extraordinary" fun, and then handed every man who asked to meet again a business card of another woman.

Undoubtedly, during this festival, magic shops will also provide many refurbished tricks. Examples include cushions that make a screeching noise when you sit on them; matches that turn into fireworks when struck; and sarcoids, false noses, glasses, mustaches and putties for those who want to put on another face at the dance.

Sometimes certain pranks backfire. A wine tasting expert who was always proud of his knowledge of wine found a low-end wine shop on the corner and took out a bottle of inferior Planc wine from the wine cabinet. On April Fool's Day, he held this bottle between his hands and thought It was “hillbilly wine and food” that showed up at the door of some hostess and gave her the bottle as a gift. When he stood there expecting the hostess to show a disgusted expression on her face so that he could shout "Fool, fool!", the hostess was too polite to show her disdain for his taste, but was sincere. She thanked him and said the wine was "just what she loved" before putting it in the cooler and enjoying it with dinner.

More than one prankster made the guests fall into the situation of "April Fools' fools" with their quarrels on the audio tape, and the host and hostess left the living room, as if to go to the kitchen, from where the sound of fierce quarrels was heard, In fact, the two directors, who had taped the dramatic argument in advance, were hiding in the living room so they could stand in the back and watch the guests' reactions.

Grimaud Reignech, a French prankster at the end of the 18th century who is well-known today for his "Culinary Almanac", held a dinner party imitating a funeral decoration on an April Fool's Day. In the room decorated in black, a catafalque is placed in the center of the dining table. During the endless meal, onlookers walk up and down the gallery surrounding the dining room. Mourners are invited to gaze at the diners. guests. Reniech was worried that some of the guests would leave early and ruin his dinner. Given the atmosphere of the dinner, he might have reason to worry, but he took steps to deal with it. - He closed all the exits and refused to let anyone leave before declaring the dinner to be over.

April Fool's Day Customs

Most American families will hold a fish feast on this day, and the host will send invitations to the guests before the festival.

The invitation is a small fish made of colorful cardboard, which is lively and unique.

The dining table is decorated with green and white tablecloths, with a fish tank and a delicate little fishing rod placed in the middle.

The fishing rods are tied with green streamers, and gifts for the guests are tied to the streamers, such as fish-shaped crafts and small baskets filled with candies. At the banquet, the host served dishes carefully prepared with fish as raw materials, fried and grilled.

According to traditional customs, hosts often prepare fake dishes for guests at banquets. Someone has described the typical April Fool’s Day recipes in the United States:

The first dish is "salad" , the green lettuce leaves are sprinkled with pepper, but when you take away the lettuce leaves, what is exposed is an oyster cocktail;

The second dish is "roasted potatoes", which is actually sweet bread mince and fresh mushrooms , and box-covered ice cream disguised with tomato salad; grilled chicken "disguised" as crab meat.

This kind of fake vegetable banquet adds to the relaxed and cheerful festive atmosphere. After the banquet, the host entertains the guests with candies. However, the candies are not placed in the fruit plate, but in the medicine box.