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1、AprilFool’sDay unlikemostoftheothernonfoolishholidays,thehistoryofaprilfool'sday,sometimescalledallfool'sday,isnottotallyclear.therereallyebelieveitsortofevolvedsimultaneouslyinseveralculturesatthesametime,fromcelebrationsinvolvingthefirstdayofspring. theclosestpo
2、intintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionarch25.thecelebrationculminatedonapril1.ofthecalendarundercharlesix,thegregoriancalendarovedtojanuary1. hounicationsbeinganypeopledidnotreceivetheneoreobstinatecroeridicule,andadethebuttofotherpracticaljokes. thisharass
3、mentevolved,overtime,intoatraditionofprank-playingonthefirstdayofapril.thetraditioneventuallyspreadtoenglandandscotlandintheeighteenthcentury.itericancoloniesofboththeenglishandfrench.aprilfool'sdaythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfest,sotospeak,orattheexpenseoftheirfrie
4、ndsandfamilies. inscotland,forexample,aprilfool'sdayisactuallycelebratedfortesigncanbetracedtothisobservance. mexico'scounterpartofaprilfool'sdayisactuallyobservedondecember28.originally,thedayembranceoftheslaughteroftheinnocentchildrenbykingherod.iteventuallye
5、volvedintoalightermemorationinvolvingpranksandtrickery. pranksperformedonaprilfool'sdayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,yourshoe'suntied!),totheelaborate.settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisamongag.,aprilfool! practicaljokesareamonpracticeonaprilfool's
6、day.sometimes,elaboratepracticaljokesareplayedonfriendsorrelativesthatlasttheentireday.theneediaevengetsinvolved.forinstance,abritishshortfilmonceshoentaryaboutspaghettifarmersandhothespaghettitrees. aprilfool'sdayisafor-fun-onlyobservance.nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortota
7、ketheirsignificantotherouttoeatinafancyrestaurant.nobodygetsoffplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextaprilfool!
