What does April Fool's Day mean?

April 1st every year is a traditional western folk festival-April Fool's Day, also known as Fool's Day. There are different opinions about its origin: one says that this custom originated from India's "Interpretation Festival". This section stipulates that every year on March 31st, regardless of age, men, women and children, they can play jokes on each other and fool each other for entertainment.

It is generally said that it originated in France. In 1564, France first adopted the newly reformed calendar method-Gregorian calendar (that is, the universal solar calendar), taking January 1 as the beginning of the year, and changed the calendar that used to take April 1 as the beginning of the new year. During the implementation of the new calendar, some conformists opposed this reform and still followed the old calendar and refused to update it.

They still exchange gifts and organize activities to celebrate the New Year on April 1st. Advocates of reform make a mockery of the practices of these old-timers. Smart and funny people give fake gifts to die-hards on April 1st, inviting them to a fake celebration, and call these fooled people "April fools" or "fish in the bait". Later, they fooled each other on this day, and it became a popular custom in France over time. The festival spread to Britain in the 18th century, and was later brought to the United States by early British immigrants.

At first, any American can concoct shocking news without any moral and legal responsibility, and the government and judicial departments will not pursue it. On the contrary, whoever fabricates the most bizarre lies and can deceive people most will win the championship. This practice has brought a lot of confusion to the society, thus causing people's dissatisfaction. People's fooling and cheating during festivals are no longer as outrageous as in the past, but for the purpose of relaxation and joy.

On April Fool's Day, jokes can only be played until 12 noon, which is a strict established rule. The person who has fun after noon is a bigger fool than the person he makes fun of. People who joke after midnight will immediately find themselves in trouble. There is a little poem that describes it like this: It's past twelve o'clock on April Fool's Day, and you big fool are late. Until next April Fool's Day, you will be the biggest fool.

the significance of April Fool's Day

At the beginning of April Fool's Day's introduction to the United States, any American could concoct shocking news without any moral and legal responsibility, and the government and judicial departments would not pursue it. On the contrary, whoever fabricates the most bizarre lies and can deceive people most will win the championship. This practice has brought a lot of confusion to the society, thus causing people's dissatisfaction. Then, with the improvement of the overall quality of society, people's fooling and cheating during festivals is no longer as outrageous as in the past, but for the purpose of being relaxed, happy and harmless.

Today, April Fool's Day has developed into an international festival, which is popular almost all over Europe and North America. Scotland calls the deceiver of this day "cuckoo", which seems to have something to do with the goddess of agriculture. The French call it "April fish", which is probably because the small fish just hatched in April and swallowed the bait in a confused way, making it easy to take the bait!

With the passage of time, the tricks played on people on April Fool's Day are also new and innovative. For example, a newly married wife may receive a letter accusing her husband of infidelity, a mediocre civil servant will receive a promotion order, and a son will receive a telegram about his father's death. On April 1st, a certain year, the British Daily Mirror published a picture of a man who looks like the president of a country, holding an almost naked beauty in one hand. If you believe all these things, you will be taken in. Of course, if you are really fooled, you don't have to be as furious as the goddess Demeter. You'd better be a gentleman and laugh it off, which is in line with the true meaning of April Fool's Day and being kind to others.

The existence of April Fool's Day is a kind of humor to life. Fools and fools are both life experiences. People always think that they are the cleverest creatures in nature, and they know the law of the jungle, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and are good at calculation. However, the strong have their own strengths, and the weak can turn from the weak to the strong. No matter how smart and savvy people are, they will also have weaknesses, and sometimes they will be deceived and miscalculated. On the other hand, being a fool is also an attitude towards life. The idiom says: Great wisdom is foolish, and great ingenuity is clumsy. If this China style is added to April Fool's Day, its connotation will be much richer.

What are the traditional activities on April Fool's Day?

The most typical activity on April Fool's Day is that everyone plays jokes on each other and plays tricks on each other with lies. Some people leave their wallets tied with thin thread in the street and pull the other end of the thread in the dark. Once someone picks up the wallet, they suddenly drag it away. Others put bricks under broken hats in the middle of the road and wait to see who will kick them. Children will tell their parents that there is a hole in their schoolbag or a black spot on their face. When adults lean over to look at it, they will shout "April Fool". Run away with a smile. In a word, on April Fool's Day, zoos and aquariums will also receive many calls to Mr. Fish and Mr. Tiger, which often causes the staff to cut off the telephone line in order to reduce the trouble.

On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate their rooms with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional practice is to decorate a fake environment, which can make the room look like Christmas. It can also be decorated like a New Year's Day, and when the guests come, they are congratulated on "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year", which makes people feel chic and interesting.

a one-day fish feast. It's also unique. Invitations to fish banquets are usually colored fish made of cardboard. The dining table is decorated in green and white. There is a fish tank and a small fishing rod in the middle. Each fishing rod is tied with a green ribbon, and a gift for guests, a delicate celluloid fish or a fish basket full of candy is hung. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are used for April Fool's Day parties, and there is also a custom of cooking fake dishes. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day recipe: first, a "salad" with lettuce leaves covered with green pepper, but after uncovering the leaves, it was discovered that the bottom was originally an oyster cocktail; The second course is "baked potato", in fact, there are sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms below; Since then, there have been roast chicken disguised with crab meat and raspberry ice cream buried under tomato salad. After dinner, guests can also take candy from the pill box. Made of fish.