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1、AprilFool’sDay unlikemostoftheothernonfoolishholidays,thehistoryofaprilfool'sday,sometimescalledallfool'sday,isnottotallyclear.therereallyebelieveitsortofevolvedsimultaneouslyinseveralculturesatthesametime,fromcelebrationsinvolvingthefirstdayofspring. theclosestpointintimethat
2、canbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionarch25.thecelebrationculminatedonapril1.ofthecalendarundercharlesix,thegregoriancalendarovedtojanuary1. hounicationsbeinganypeopledidnotreceivetheneoreobstinatecroeridicule,andadethebuttofotherpracticaljokes. thisharassmentevolved,overtime,intoa
3、traditionofprank-playingonthefirstdayofapril.thetraditioneventuallyspreadtoenglandandscotlandintheeighteenthcentury.itericancoloniesofboththeenglishandfrench.aprilfool'sdaythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfest,sotospeak,orattheexpenseoftheirfriendsandfamilies. inscotland,forexample,
4、aprilfool'sdayisactuallycelebratedfortesigncanbetracedtothisobservance. mexico'scounterpartofaprilfool'sdayisactuallyobservedondecember28.originally,thedayembranceoftheslaughteroftheinnocentchildrenbykingherod.iteventuallyevolvedintoalightermemorationinvolvingpranksandtricke
5、ry. pranksperformedonaprilfool'sdayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,yourshoe'suntied!),totheelaborate.settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisamongag.,aprilfool! practicaljokesareamonpracticeonaprilfool'sday.sometimes,elaboratepracticaljokesareplayedonfriendsorrelative
6、sthatlasttheentireday.theneediaevengetsinvolved.forinstance,abritishshortfilmonceshoentaryaboutspaghettifarmersandhothespaghettitrees. aprilfool'sdayisafor-fun-onlyobservance.nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheirsignificantotherouttoeatinafancyrestaurant.nobodygetsoffplyafunlittleho
7、liday,butaholidayonustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextaprilfool!
