愚人节英语介绍文章

4月1日就是西方的节日愚人节，我们整理了一些有关愚人节的英语文章，供大家学习。

1.april fools' day or all fools' day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on april 1. the day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends and neighbors, or sending them on fools' errands, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. in some countries, april fools' jokes (also called "april fools") are only made before midday. [1] it is also widely celebrated on the internet.

2.origin

the origin of this custom has been much disputed. many theories have been suggested.

what seems certain is that it is in some way or other a relic of those once universal festivities held at the vernal equinox, which, beginning on old new year's day, the 25th of march, ended on the 1st of april.

it has been suggested that europe derived its april-fooling from the french [2]. france was one of the first nations t