April Fool's Day in English The origin of April Fool's Day

1. The English translation of April Fool's Day is April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day.

2. April 1st every year is a traditional Western folk festival - April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day. There are different opinions on its origin: one theory is that this custom originated from the "Quansi Festival" in India. This festival stipulates that on March 31 every year, lovers fool and deceive each other for entertainment. The more common theory is that it originated in France. In 1564, France first adopted the newly reformed Gregorian calendar (the universal Gregorian calendar), which started the year on January 1st, changing the previous calendar that used April 1st as the start of the new year. During the implementation of the new calendar, some conservative people opposed this reform and still followed the old calendar and refused to update it.

3. They still give each other gifts on April 1st and organize activities to celebrate the New Year. Those who advocated reform ridiculed the practices of these conservatives. Smart and funny people give fake gifts to diehards on April 1st, invite them to fake celebrations, and call these fooled people "April fools" or "bait fishes." From then on, they fooled each other on this day, and it became a popular custom in France over time. The festival spread to England in the 18th century and was later brought to the United States by early British immigrants.