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1、愚人节英语介绍文章 4月1日就是西方的节日愚人节，我们整理了一些有关愚人节的英语文章，供大家学习。 1.aprilfools'dayorallfools'day,thoughnotaholidayinitsownright,isanotabledaycelebratedinmanycountriesonapril1.thedayismarkedbythecommissionofhoaxesandotherpracticaljokesofvaryingsophisticationonfriendsandneighbors,orsendingthemonfools'errands
2、,theaimofwhichistoembarrassthegullible.insomecountries,aprilfools'jokes(alsocalled"aprilfools")areonlymadebeforemidday.[1]itisalsowidelycelebratedontheinternet. 2.origin theoriginofthiscustomhasbeenmuchdisputed.manytheorieshavebeensuggested. whatseemscertainisthatitisinsomewayorotherarelicofth
3、oseonceuniversalfestivitiesheldatthevernalequinox,which,beginningonoldnewyear'sday,the25thofmarch,endedonthe1stofapril. ithasbeensuggestedthateuropederiveditsapril-foolingfromthefrench[2].francewasoneofthefirstnationstomakejanuary1officiallynewyear'sday(whichwasalreadycelebratedbymany),bydecreeo
4、fcharlesix.thiswasin1564,evenbeforetheadoptionofthegregoriancalendar(seejulianstartoftheyear).thusthenewyear'sgiftsandvisitsoffelicitationwhichhadbeenthefeatureofthe1stofaprilbecameassociatedwiththefirstdayofjanuary,andthosewhodislikedordidnothearaboutthechangewerefairgameforthosewitswhoamusedthe
5、mselvesbysendingmockpresentsandpayingcallsofpretendedceremonyonthe1stofapril.frenchanddutchreferencesfrom1508and1539respectivelydescribeaprilfools'dayjokesandthecustomofmakingthemonthefirstofapril. thoughthe1stofaprilappearstohavebeenancientlyobservedingreatbritainasageneralfestival,itwasapparen
6、tlynotuntilthebeginningofthe18thcenturythatthemakingofapril-foolswasacommoncustom.inscotlandthecustomwasknownas"huntingthegowk,"i.e.thecuckoo,andapril-foolswere"april-gowks,"thecuckoobeingthere,asitisinmostlands,atermofcontempt.infrancethepersonfooledisknownaspoissond'avril.thishasbeenexplainedfr
7、omtheassociationofideasarisingfromthefactthatinaprilthesunquitsthezodiacalsignofthefish.afarmorenaturalexplanationwouldseemtobethattheaprilfishwouldbeayoungfishandthereforeeasilycaught. thefrenchtraditionallycelebrate
