AprilFool’sDay.doc

SomeinformationaboutAprilFool’sDayAprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Itistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands（徒劳的奔波）,andfooltheunsuspecting（没有察觉的人）.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutitwasthoughttohaveoriginatedinFrance.Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.NewYear'swascelebratedonMarch25andcelebrationslasteduntilApril1st.WhenNewYear'sDaywaschangedfromMarch25toJanuary1stinthemid-1560'sbyKingCharlesIX,thereweresomepeoplewhostillcelebrateditonApril1standthosepeoplewerecalledAprilFools.Pranks（搞恶作剧的人）performedonAprilFool'sDayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,"Yourshoe'suntied!),totheelaborate（精心策划的恶作剧）.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool'sDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryabout"spaghettifarmers（意大利农民）"andhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees（意大利面条树）.Whatevertheprank,thetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim,"AprilFool!"AprilFool'sDayisa"for-fun-only"observance（互开玩笑的一个节日）.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheir"significantother"outtoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant（警惕）,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!EachcountrycelebratesAprilFool'sdifferently.InFrance,theAprilFool'siscalled"AprilFish"(Poissond'Avril).TheFrenchfooltheirfriendsbytapingapaperfishtotheirfriends'backsandwhensomediscoversthistrick,theyyell"Poissond'Avril!".InEngland,trickscanbeplayedonlyinthemorning.Ifatrickisplayedonyou,youarea"noodle".InScotland,AprilFoolsDayis48hourslongandyouarecalledan"AprilGowk",whichisanothernameforacuckoobird.TheseconddayinScotland'sAprilFool'siscalledTailyDayandisdedicatedtopranksinvolvingthebuttocks.TailyDay'sgifttoposteriorposterityisthestill-hilarious"KickMe"sign.