Do you know why April 1st is called April Fools’ Day?

1. Life is full of unexpected things.

Matt: Why are you late today, Kevin?

Kevin: My alarm didn’t go off! I was sleeping and it was eight o’clock when I woke up !

Matt: Oh, no!

Kevin: I just quickly put on my clothes and ran out the door.

Matt: Don’t you have breakfast? Kevin: No, I don’t even brush my teeth or wash my face! But by the time I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left Gone.

Matt: So how did you get it?

Kevin: Luckily, Carl’s dad saw me on the street and gave me one in his car inside.

Matt: Well, at least when you're in school, class only has 5 minutes to start.

2. Life is full of unexpected things.

In May 2001, I found a job at the World Trade Center in New York. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at the building at 8:30. I was about to go when I decided to have a cup of coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place, even though it is two blocks from my office. As I was queuing up with other office workers, I heard a loud voice.

Before I could join the others outside to see what was happening, the first plane had hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the smoky building. I feel lucky that he is still alive.

Nearly 10 years later, I woke up at 10am on February 21, 2011, never realizing my alarm. I jumped out of bed and headed straight to the airport. But when I arrived at the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. "This is the first vacation I've taken in a year that I missed my plane. What bad luck!" I thought to myself.

The other plane was full so I had to wait until the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck ad turned out to be a good thing.

April Fool's Day is a celebration that happens in different countries around the world. It takes place on April 1st every year and is a day where many people play various tricks and jokes.

One April Fool's Day, a British journalist announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers stopped making spaghetti. Many people run to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as possible. By the time people realized the story was a hoax, all the pasta in the country had been sold out.

Another famous trick in the UK was when a TV program reported on the discovery of special water. They say the water will help people lose weight, and one client has lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had called the station to find out how to get the water.

Many April Fools' Day jokes may not be very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend to be on his show on April Fool's Day. He proposed to her. The lady was very happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said "yes," he replied, "April fool!" This little joke didn't have a very happy ending.

The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show. One of the world's most famous tricks, however, takes place in October instead of April. During that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio show that aliens had landed on Earth from Mars. He described where they landed and told them how to cross the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. As fear spread throughout the country, police announced that the story was a hoax.

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1. The origin of April Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day is a traditional Western folk festival on April 1st every year. Fool's Day), also known as April Fool's Day. There are different opinions on its origin: one theory is that this custom originated from the "Quansi Festival" in India.

This festival stipulates that on March 31st every year, lovers fool and deceive each other for entertainment. The more common theory is that it originated in France. In 1564, France first adopted the newly reformed Gregorian calendar (the universal Gregorian calendar), which started the year on January 1st, changing the previous calendar that used April 1st as the start of the new year.

During the implementation of the new calendar, some conservative people opposed this reform and still followed the old calendar and refused to update it.

They still give each other gifts on April 1st and organize activities to celebrate the New Year. Those who advocated reform ridiculed the practices of these conservatives. Smart and funny people give fake gifts to diehards on April 1st, invite them to fake celebrations, and call these fooled people "April fools" or "bait fishes."

From then on, they fooled each other on this day, and it became a popular custom in France over time. The festival spread to Britain in the 18th century and was later brought to the United States by early British immigrants.

In the beginning, any American could concoct horrifying news without any moral or legal responsibility, and the government and judicial departments would not pursue it. On the contrary, whoever fabricates the most bizarre lies and can deceive people the most will be crowned the winner. This practice has brought a lot of chaos to society, thus causing people's dissatisfaction. People's fooling and deception during the festival is no longer as outrageous as it used to be, but is aimed at relaxation and joy.

On April Fool's Day, jokes can only be made before 12 noon. This is a strict rule. Anyone who is having fun after noon is a bigger fool than the person he is making fun of. Anyone who jokes after the hour will immediately hit a snag and is looking for trouble.

There is a little poem that describes it this way: It’s past twelve o’clock on April Fool’s Day, and you’re a big fool, you’re late. By next April Fool's Day, you will be the biggest fool.

2. Holiday customs

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, which can make the room look 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 fish feasts are usually made of 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 there is a gift for the guest, 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 there was a "salad" with lettuce leaves sprinkled with green pepper, but after the leaves were uncovered, it was discovered that there was an oyster cocktail underneath; The second course was "roasted potatoes", which were actually sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms underneath; followed by dishes such as 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.

Some people 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. Tiger (tiger), which often causes the staff to cut off the phone lines in order to reduce trouble.

3. Customs of various countries

(1) United States

Nowadays, every April Fool’s Day, Americans will make some little jokes regardless of whether they know each other. A common April Fool's Day trick is to point to someone else's shoes and say, "Your shoelaces are untied." Students may lie to their classmates that school is on holiday. No matter what the trick is, once the innocent victim is hit, the prankster will scream: "Fool!"

(2) Scotland

In Scotland, For example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for 2 days. The second day was devoted to messing around with the area behind the human body. This day is called Taily Festival. The origins of the "kick me" sign can be traced back to this.

(3) Mexico

Mexico’s “April Fool’s Day” is on December 28th.

Previously, this day was dedicated to commemorating the innocent children massacred by King Herod (c. 73-4 BC). It later evolved into a day of remembrance that included pranks and shenanigans.

(4) France

Traditions on April 1st in France include April Fools' Day (literally "April Fish"), trying to attach the back without being discovered Previous paper fish victim. Aussi cette was popular in other countries, including Italy (eg the term "April Fish", used to repackage aussi into arbitrary jokes made during the day).

(5) Spain

In the native country of En Inglés, a similar prank was practiced on December 28, the Holy Day massacre of innocent people. This custom also exists in certain regions of Belgium, including the province of Antwerp. Flemish tradition for them is that parents or children only lock in with their teacher if they promise to be treated that evening or the next day.

(6) Iran

In Iran, people joke with each other about the 13th day of the Persian New Year (Norouz) on April 3. This day is called “Sizdah bedar” (Outdoor Thirteen). It is believed that people should go out on this day to escape the bad luck of number 13 (the number), as good luck, bad luck, or 13.

(7) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

In the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, there is a tradition of April 1st, but everyone thinks that if someone has noon After 12 o'clock (China and Japan), then this person's trick is actually an April Fool's Day trick that Pull thinks is a fool (this warning may also exist in other countries).

(8) Denmark

In Denmark, May 1st is called "Major, Ji", and the meaning is simple: "May to Cat", which is the same as April Fool's Day , although the Danes also celebrate April Fools' Day ("aprilsnar").