April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day, is a traditional Western and American folk holiday, celebrated on April 1 every year. April Fool's Day has been around for hundreds of years, and there are many different opinions about its origin. One theory suggests that the custom originated in India as the "festival of interpretive slang". The festival provides that every year on March 31, the day of the festival, regardless of men and women, young and old, you can joke with each other, fooling and cheating each other in exchange for entertainment.
In the beginning, any American could make up lurid stories and not be held morally or legally responsible for them, and the government and the judiciary would not pursue them. Instead, whoever concocted the most outlandish lies and tricked people into believing them would also be honored. This practice has brought about a lot of confusion in society and thus aroused people's discontent. Nowadays, people's fooling and cheating during the festive season is no longer as outrageous as it used to be, but is aimed at being light-hearted and joyful.
Today, April Fools' Day has grown into an international holiday, popularized almost throughout Europe and North America. Scotland calls the victims of this day "cuckoos," which still seems to have some connection to the goddess of agriculture. The French call it the "April Fish", probably because the young fish hatch in April and are so confused that they swallow the bait, making it easy to get hooked!
With the passage of time, the April Fools' Day tricks are also new and innovative. For example, a newlywed wife may receive a letter denouncing her husband's infidelity, a bumbling civil servant will receive a transfer order for promotion, and a son will receive a telegram about his father's death. On April 1 of a certain year, Britain's Daily Mirror published a picture of a man whose face looks like the president of a certain country, holding an almost naked beauty in one hand. If you believe any of this, you've been fooled. Of course, if you are really fooled, do not have to be like the goddess of the Moatteer as the fire, it is best to come up with a little "gentleman" style, a laugh, in line with the true meaning of April Fool's Day and the good people.
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day is said to have originated from a very famous Greek myth.
Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, was a well-known deity in Greece. She had unlimited magical powers, which could make the land fertile and the grains plentiful, and could also make the fields barren and everything withered. She was also one of the most revered goddesses among the Greek gods. Zeus, the king of the gods, was her brother and her husband. This status alone was enough to make the gods bow down at her feet. But the life of this immensely powerful goddess was not perfect. Zeus, with the status of the king of the gods, everywhere flirting with women, made a lot of love affairs, to Demeter brought endless trouble. The only thing that allows her to enjoy life is still her daughter Persephone born with Zeus, an intelligent, beautiful, innocent and lively girl, with her, no one will be sad and sorrowful.
On this day, Hades, the king of the underworld, was driving on a tour of Sicily, and happened to be seen by Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who was walking through the clouds, and at the same time she was shown Persephone, who was strolling in a field, and her companions Athena, the goddess of war, and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. At the sight of these men, Aphrodite was furious. These few men and women, never discuss love, nor talk about marriage, eyes can still have the status of her goddess of love? Athena and Artemis are known as chaste goddesses, and both of them are famous for their martial arts and magical powers, so it's better not to mess with them. But to Persephone this little girl, there was no need to be polite. So, Aphrodite with a divine halo around her head called over her son Eros, the little god of love, and said to him: "Look, how do these people treat love? How can we rule the world if men and gods follow their example? Come, shoot a golden arrow at Hades and make him fall madly in love with Persephone!"
Eros was a crack shot. He bent his bow and fired a skillful, invisible arrow of lust right into the heart of Hades. Then, he followed Aphrodite and left, waiting to see what would happen. Sure enough, Hades was struck by the arrow and developed a deep love for Persephone. But he realized that this beauty, who was known far and wide, would never willingly give up the sunny earth and sky to go with him to the gloomy underworld. Therefore, he approached his brother Zeus, the king of the gods, and asked him to give his daughter in marriage to the underworld." "I can't do that,......," said the lord of the gods meditatively, "you know that Demeter is very difficult to deal with. However, if you have the ability to snatch Persephone away, I have no objection." Having received the divine king's acquiescence and hint, Hades was filled with joy, and he immediately returned to the Underworld to make preparations to snatch his bride.
One day, Persephone was in a field about to bend down and pick a wildflower when the earth suddenly split open in a wide crack. Then a gleaming golden chariot, driven by the mighty King of the Underworld, rushed up to the surface. Without a word, he picked up Persephone and placed her on the seat beside him, and with a yell, the carriage sank into the ground at a rapid pace. The cracked earth closed abruptly, still sunny and green, as if nothing had happened except for Persephone's cries for help still echoing in the sky. Demeter heard her daughter's heart-rending cries for help from a great distance away. But when she flew back as fast as she could, her daughter was gone. All she knew was that her daughter had been taken by a "robber", but there was no trace of who this robber was. The gods who knew Persephone's whereabouts were all silent. They knew the background of this matter, Zeus and Hades are not to be messed with, no one wants to get burned. There were a few gods and goddesses who were pushed to talk, so they just blabbered on about everything. The goddess followed their directions and barged around like a fly without a head, and needless to say, all of this became a futile trek.
The love for her daughter, however, drove Demeter to search forever. No matter what any god said, she was sure of it. Though as it later turned out, those were outright lies. In desperation, she lit two pine torches in the unfathomable crater of Mount Etna, illuminating the entire world. Since then, neither the Goddess of Dawn nor the Goddess of Night has been seen to sit down for a moment's rest. In this way Demeter traveled to every corner of the world. But her daughter remained as if she had been swept away by the wind, melted in the sun, or turned into vapor and floating clouds. The gods gradually changed their sympathy for her to disgust. For this "madwoman", in her search for her daughter, had disturbed the world without a moment's peace. The more they took her to heart, pointing to the southeast and the northwest, all because they wanted to send her away for a few days of peace and quiet.
At last, Demeter had to drag her tired body back to Sicily, where Persephone had disappeared. After all these many days of running around without even knowing who the culprit was, the goddess was understandably exasperated. So she took a bellyful of grievances to the Sicilian peasants. She killed all the plowing oxen on the island, ordered the land to be as hard as steel, sealed the seeds in the ground, and made all the plants wither and die. And she made this great island, which is so vast in territory, a thousand miles of bare ground, and the starving people were all over it. Zeus saw her too much trouble, so "kindly" advised her to look elsewhere, do not take it out on the innocent farmers. Demeter do not know which is fraudulent, once again embarked on the journey of east and west shopping. In the meantime, the goddess's wrath had left many places with no harvest, and the atmosphere was one of famine and despair.
When she realized that she was on her husband a big time, only to be quiet, think about what to do in the end, inadvertently she looked up and saw driving a golden car, cruising in the vastness of space, the sun god Apollo. Suddenly thought, only he is high above, shining all, clear vision, anything that happens under the sky, it is impossible to escape his eyes. So he flew to Helios with a torch in his hand and asked him to show him the way.
The great sun god took pity on the goddess, and had no need to fear the power of Hades. Moreover, not wanting Demeter to make such a fuss any longer, making a mockery of the gods and suffering the common people, he described carefully the circumstances of Hades' bride-stealing. Demeter suddenly realized, but it was too late. At this moment, Persephone, under Hades' coercion, had already become the honorable Queen of the Underworld, and could no longer join her mother on earth. Moreover, Demeter, no matter how powerful she was, was not capable of taking her daughter from Hades by force.
Demeter's resentment and anger deepened as she realized she had been deceived and fooled by the gods. She simply gave an order that all the plants of the world wither together, all the crops die, and not a trace of green is allowed to appear on the earth. She herself hid in a remote place, no longer show her face. At this time, all the heaven and earth were in chaos. The people had no food to eat, and every day thousands of people died of starvation. Hordes of dead souls crowded into the underworld and made a lot of noise, making Hades upset and in a terrible mess. The gods were also starving one by one because they could not get sacrifices and gifts from the earth. Zeus had no choice but to let Persephone live in the underworld 1/3 of the time each year, 2/3 of the time to return to the human world, to serve her mother. Later, whenever Persephone stayed in the Underworld, Demeter will be sad, the earth is also a depression, it became winter. But once her daughter was reunited with her, the goddess smiled, and the world came back to life with the revival of trees and grass and the vibrancy of flowers, the seasons of spring, summer, and fall.
It is clear that Demeter is a complete fool in this story. She is unaware of the tricks of Eros, unaware of the complicity of her husband and Hades, and after the incident, she is supported by the gods and repeatedly deceived and teased. Since then, the Festival of Fools has been established to warn those who think they are clever, with well-intentioned lies, not to be gullible and do foolish things that make a mockery of the world.
April Fools' Day
In Western countries, April 1, April Fools' Day means that a person can play all sorts of tricks without having to suffer the consequences. Call out "April Fool's Joke" and your prank will be forgiven.
It's a day that separates the soft-hearted from the hard-hearted, and the soft-hearted make the tricked look foolish. One woman saved up business cards she had gotten from other women over the years, asked for some more from friends who were oblivious to her intentions, and then went to an April Fool's Day party with a large stash of these cards. She flirts shamelessly with people, suggesting that a night with her **** would be "extraordinary" fun, and then slips each man who asks for a second chance a card from another woman.
No doubt magic stores will be offering a number of new tricks this holiday season. For example, cushions that make an ear-splitting noise when you sit on them; matches that turn into fireworks when struck; and sarcomas, fake noses, eyeglasses, beards and putty for those who want to put on a different face at the ball.
Sometimes certain pranks backfire. An expert sommelier, who had always gloated over his knowledge of alcohol, found a corner liquor store, took a bottle of low-grade Poulenc out of the liquor cabinet, and on April Fool's Day appeared at the door of a certain hostess with what he considered to be a "hillbilly's wine and dine," and gave it to her as a gift. While he stood there expecting a look of revulsion on the face of the hostess, so that he might exclaim "Fool! "She then put the wine in the cooler and enjoyed it at dinner.
More than one prankster has put guests in the position of "April Fools" with a tape-recorded argument in which the host and hostess leave the living room as if to go to the kitchen, where a heated argument ensues, when in fact, the two directors who taped the dramatic argument beforehand are hiding in the living room so that they can stand behind the living room and watch the conversation. they were able to stand at the back of the living room to view the various reactions of the guests.
One man hosts an April Fool's lunch every year for people with strange ****ing similarities. One year he invited three men with very different careers and absolutely no ****ing interest in anything to dinner ...... because each of them had a moustache. It wasn't until the last dessert was served that the guests realized why they had been invited. Another year the invitees were 3 redheaded women. The meanest of all his pranks of this sort, and the one that kept the guests in the dark the longest, was a luncheon for dwarves. All of the guests were no more than 5 feet 3 inches, and it wasn't until the lunch was over and the guests stood up that it became clear how **** alike they were.
Grimaud Renech, the late 18th-century French prankster best known today as the author of "The Cook's Almanac," was fooled on one occasion. On April Fool's Day, Grimaud Reinehart organized a funeral parody. In a room decorated in black, a hearth was placed in the center of the dining room table, and during the endless meal, bystanders walked around the gallery table that encircled the dining room, and mourners were invited to watch over the diners' guests. Renech feared that some of his guests might leave early and ruin his dinner. Given the atmosphere of the dinner, he may have had reason to be concerned, but took steps to do so - he closed all the exits and refused to allow anyone to leave the table until he announced that the dinner was over.
On April Fools' Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate the room with daffodils and daisies. Typically, the tradition is to set up a fake environment, and the room can be decorated as if it were Christmas. Can also be decorated like New Year's Day, to be guests, then congratulate them on "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year", people feel chic and interesting.
April 1 fish dinner. It's also unique. Invitations to the fish feast are usually small, colorful fish made of cardboard. The table is decorated in green and white． In the middle of the fish tank and small, delicate fishing rods, each fishing rod tied a green ribbon, hanging gifts for guests or a delicate celluloid fish, or a fish basket full of sweets. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are made from fish.
At April Fools' Day parties, there is also a custom of making fake dishes. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day menu: a "salad" of romaine lettuce leaves sprinkled with green peppercorns, only to reveal an oyster cocktail underneath; a "baked potato," which was actually sweetbread crumbs and fresh mushrooms; and then a roast chicken disguised as crab meat and raspberry ice cream buried under a tomato salad. At the end of the meal, guests can also take candy from a pill box.
But the most typical activity on April Fool's Day is when people joke around with each other and play tricks on each other with falsehoods. Some people throw purses tied with thin threads on the street, pulling the other end of the thread themselves in the dark. As soon as someone picks up the wallet, they surprise them by yanking it away violently. Others put a brick under a tattered hat in the middle of the street and waited to see who would come along and kick it. Children will tell their parents that their school bag has a hole in it or that there is a black spot on their face． When adults leaned over to look at them, they shouted "April fool". While laughing and running away. Anyway, on April Fools' Day, zoos and aquariums also receive a lot of phone calls to Mr. Fish (fish) into Mr. Leon (lion), often causing the staff to cut the phone lines in order to reduce the trouble.
April Fools' Day is a day when jokes can only be made until 12 noon, a strict rule that has been agreed upon. The man who seeks to have fun after noon is a bigger fool than the person he is making fun of. He who jokes after the hour will immediately hit the nail on the head and make a fool of himself. There is a little poem that describes it as follows:
It's twelve o'clock on April Fool's Day,
You're a big fool who's late.
Till next April Fool's Day,
You'll be the biggest of the big fools.
Other Origins Sayings
On April 1 each year, people can give full play to their imaginations to tease, cajole, make fun of and fool others.
On this day, whether it is the suave French, the passionate Italians, or the serious Germans who do things by the book, they may play some tricks to fool you and entertain me, and it is very hilarious.
In addition to the above story, about the origin of April Fool's Day, there are two versions of the British and French.
British version: the dream of the flying show failed (April 1, 1545)
One day in 1545, King Henry VIII suddenly received a letter from a scientist named Loof Lirpa, who claimed to have uncovered the secret of flight and respectfully asked the king to come to the Palace of Westminster to watch his flying show. flying demonstration.
On April 1, the king and dignitaries stood in the main square of the Palace of Westminster and waited for Mr. Lilliput to fly through the air. However, after hours of agonizing waiting, they saw nothing. The king and the dignitaries thought that they had been fooled by Mr. Lilliput. Since then, a custom has developed in England to designate April 1 as "April Fool's Day".
But experts say Lil' Bo was not joking, and that he may have gotten the hang of the flight, only to have his flying machine malfunction during the flight. In addition, his driving skills are not skilled enough, the aircraft crashed into a tree, not in the Palace of Westminster to show up, and he himself was killed. This might be called the first airplane crash in the history of aviation. Now, most people think the first airplane flight was in 1903, but it turns out that more than three hundred years ago, there were already flying machines in the air, except that both the machines and the art of flying were lost with the death of Lilliput.
Coincidentally, the pilot's name, LoofLirpa, if read backwards, is April Fool!
French version: Conservatives become April Fools (April 1, 1564)
The more popular version is that April Fools' Day originated in France, but there are two versions:
One version is that April Fools' Day originated in France and has been celebrated for more than 800 years. The time is around New Year's Day, and the activities include electing a fake bishop or a fake pope, simulating church liturgy, and officials of higher and lower ranks changing places with each other.
The second version is that during the Middle Ages, most Christian countries used the Julian calendar, celebrating March 25 to April 1 as a New Year's holiday. It was customary for people to give each other gifts of congratulations on April 1. In 1564, King Charles IX of France was the first to adopt a newly reformed chronology, the Gregorian calendar (now known as the solar calendar), in which January 1 is the beginning of the year.
Some old-fashioned people opposed this reform, still according to the old calendar stubbornly on April 1 to send gifts, to celebrate the New Year. Those who advocate reforms against the regressive practices of these old-fashioned people are greatly mocked. The clever and comical ones give them fake gifts on April 1, invite them to fake receptions. They called the gullible conservatives "April fools" or "hooked fish". Since then, people have been fooling each other on April 1, and it has become a custom over time. Today, the French call the April Fool's Day cheated people "April fish", probably because the small fish in April just output, confused to see the bait to swallow, easy to hook the sake of it!