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六年级英语作文愚人节AprilFool'sDay.doc

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1愚人节AprilFool'sDayAprilFool'sDayAprilFool'sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonotherssendpeopleonfool'serrandsandfooltheunsuspecting.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutitwasthoughttohaveoriginatedinFrance.Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582inFrance.NewYear'swascelebratedonMarch25andcelebrationslasteduntilApril1st.WhenNewYear'sDayaschangedfromMarch25toJanuary1stinthemid-1560'sbyKingCharlesIXthereweresomepeoplewhostillcelebrateditonApril1standthosepeoplewerecalledAprilFools.PranksperformedonAprilFool'sDayrangefromthesimple(suchassaying"Yourshoe'suntied!)totheelaborate.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.ForinstanceaBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool'sDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryabout"spaghettifarmers"andhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.Whatevertheprankthetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim"AprilFool!"AprilFool'sDayisa"for-fun-only"observance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheir"significantother"outtoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholidaybutaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilantforhemaybethenextAprilFool!EachcountrycelebratesAprilFool'sdifferently.InFrancetheAprilFool'siscalled"AprilFish"(Poissond'Avril).TheFrenchfooltheirfriendsbytapingapaperfishtotheirfriends'backsandwhensomediscoversathistricktheyyell"Poissond'Avril!".InEnglandtrickscanbeplayedonlyinthemorning.Ifatrickisplayedonyouyouarea"noodle".InScotlandAprilFoolsDayis48hourslongandyouarecalledan"AprilGowk"whichisanothernameforacuckoobird.TheseconddayinScotland'sAprilFool'siscalledTailyDayandisdedicated