AprilFool.doc

《AprilFool.doc》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、AprilFool’sDay愚人节AprilFool'sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands,andfooltheunsuspecting.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutitwasthoughttohaveoriginatedinFrance.　　Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginnin

2、gofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.NewYear'swascelebratedonMarch25andcelebrationslasteduntilApril1st.WhenNewYear'sDayaschangedfromMarch25toJanuary1stinthemid-1560'sbyKingCharlesIX,thereweresomepeoplewhostillcelebrateditonApril1standthosepeoplewerecalle

3、dAprilFools.　　PranksperformedonAprilFool'sDayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,"Yourshoe'suntied!),totheelaborate.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool'sDaywasaf

4、airlydetaileddocumentaryabout"spaghettifarmers"andhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.Whatevertheprank,thetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim,"AprilFool!"　　AprilFool'sDayisa"for-fun-only"observance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotakethei

5、r"significantother"outtoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!　　EachcountrycelebratesAprilFool'sdifferently.InFrance,theAprilFool'siscalled"

6、AprilFish"(Poissond'Avril).TheFrenchfooltheirfriendsbytapingapaperfishtotheirfriends'backsandwhensomediscoversathistrick,theyyell"Poissond'Avril!".　　InEngland,trickscanbeplayedonlyinthemorning.Ifatrickisplayedonyou,youarea"noodle".InScotland,AprilFools

7、Dayis48hourslongandyouarecalledan"AprilGowk",whichisanothernameforacuckoobird.TheseconddayinScotland'sAprilFool'siscalledTailyDayandisdedicatedtopranksinvolvingthebuttocks.TailyDay'sgifttoposteriorposterityisthestill-hilarious"KickMe"sign.