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1、愚人节英文介绍PPT课件-PPT课件April　fools　day愚人节Aprilfoolsdayisadaytoplayjokesonothers,nooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinFrance.Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratednewyearsdayfrommarch25toApril1.inthemid—1560skingCharlesixchangeditfrommarch25toJanuar

2、y1.butsomepeoplestillcelebratedinonApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilfools.eachcountrycelebratesAprilfoolsdaydifferently.inFrance,peoplecalltheAprilfools“Aprilfish”.theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriendsbackstofoolthem.whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“Aprilfish!”InEngland

3、,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.inScotland,Aprilfoolsdayis48hourslong.theycallanAprilfool“AprilGowk”.Gowkisanothernameforacuckoobird.IntheAmerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandanyotherpeopleonthefirstofAprol.theymaypoin

4、tdowntoyourshoeandsay,“yourshoelaceisuntied.”ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilfoolthen.关于愚人节的来源有各种不同的说法，有人说与一群不愿接受公历纪年的法国保守者有关；也有人说它来源于纪念丰收女神的女儿被诱拐到地狱；还有人说，这个节日始于英国一个名叫“愚人村”的天才村民；另一些说法则认为春天的天气变化无常，因此人们在春分前后可以选择某一日颠倒乾坤，以荒诞的闹剧来迎接春神的到来……originAsitwas

5、calledyearsago,AllFools'Dayisobservedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.TheoriginofAprilFool'sDayremainscloudedinobscurity.Butwhatisclearisthatthetraditionofadaydevotedtofooleryhadancientroots.Aswelookbackintime,manyancientpredecessorsofAprilFool'sDayarefound.A Fre

6、nchlegendary（传说）ThemostwidespreadtheoryabouttheoriginofAprilFool'sDaylinkstheGregoriancalendarreform.In1582FrancebecamethefirstcountrytoswitchfromtheJuliantotheGregoriancalendar.ThismeantthatthebeginningoftheyearwasmovedfromtheendofMarchtoJanuary1.Ifsomeonefa

7、iledtokeepupwiththechangeandcontinuedtocelebratetheNewYearbetweenMarch25thandApril1st,variousjokeswouldbeplayedonhim.ThisstorymightexplainwhyApril1stspecificallybecamethedateofthemodernholiday.MythologicalrootsTherehavebeenquiteafewattemptstoprovidemythologica

8、lexplanationsfortheriseofAprilFool'sDay.OnestorydatesbacktoRomanmythology,particularlythemythofCeres(theGoddessofgrainandtheharvest)andProserpina.InRomanmythologyPluto,theGodoftheD