愚人節
While popular in the U.S., the April Fool's Day tradition is even more prevalent in European countries, such as France and Great Britain. Although the roots of the traditional trickings are unclear, the French and the British both have claims on the origin of the celebration.
愚人節的習俗在美國是很流行的,在歐洲國家如法國和英國就更是如此了. 雖然這種愚弄人習俗的起源不甚清楚,但法國人和英國人卻都聲稱這種慶祝活動是由他們開始的.
One theory holds that the first April Fool's Day was on April 1 of the year when King of France instituted the new calendar. This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April 1. Many people were reluctant to adjust to the new calendar and continued to celebrateNew Year's Day on what had become the first day of April. Thus, they become the first April fools. Others began to give gag gifts on the day to mock the foolishness of those who continued to celebratethe new year on April 1.
有一種說法是,第一個愚人節始於法國新曆法實行那年的4月1日,在這一天法國 國王宣佈實行新曆法.這種新曆法將過去的新的一年第一天定在4月1日.很多人卻不願意按新的曆法行事,還繼續在 根據新的曆法已經是4月的第一天慶祝新年,於是他們就成了第一批愚人.另一些人開始在這一天送惡作劇的禮物來 取笑那些繼續在4月1日慶祝新年的人.
