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AprilFool'sDayUnlikemostoftheothernonfoolishholidays,thehistoryofAprilFool'sDay,sometimescalledAllFool'sDay,isnottotallyclear.ItisnotlikeHalloween,wheredespiteaninterestinghistory,mostpeoplejustputonHalloweencostumes,getcandy,andleaveitatthat.Therereallywasn'tafirstAprilFool'sDaythatcanbepinpointedonthecalendar.Somebelieveitsortofevolvedsimultaneouslyinseveralculturesatthesametime,fromcelebrationsinvolvingthefirstdayofspring.Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.Priortothatyear,thenewyearwascelebratedforeightdays,beginningonMarch25.ThecelebrationculminatedonApril1.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesIX,theGregorianCalendarwasintroduced,andNewYear'sDaywasmovedtoJanuary1.However,communicationsbeingwhattheywereinthedayswhennewstraveledbyfoot,manypeopledidnotreceivethenewsforseveralyears.Others,themoreobstinatecrowd,refusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratethenewyearonApril1.Thesebackwardfolkwerelabeledasfoolsbythegeneralpopulace.Theyweresubjecttosomeridicule,andwereoftensentonfoolserrandsorweremadethebuttofotherpracticaljokes.Thisharassmentevolved,overtime,intoatraditionofprank-playingonthefirstdayofApril.ThetraditioneventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotlandintheeighteenthcentury.ItwaslaterintroducedtotheAmericancoloniesofboththeEnglishandFrench.AprilFool'sDaythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfest,sotospeak,withdifferentnationalitiesspecializingintheirownbrandofhumorattheexpenseoftheirfriendsandfamilies.InScotland,forexample,AprilFool'sDayisactuallycelebratedfortwodays.Theseconddayisdevotedtopranksinvolvingtheposteriorregionofthebody.ItiscalledTailyDay.Theoriginofthekickmesigncanbetracedtothisobservance.Mexico'scounterpartofAprilFool'sDayisactuallyobservedonDecember28.Originally,thedaywasasadremembranceoftheslaughteroftheinnocentchildrenbyKingHerod.Iteventuallyevolvedintoalightercommemorationinvolvingpranksandtrickery.PranksperformedonAprilFool'sDayrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,Yourshoe'suntied,orIaccidentallysteppedonyourglasses!),totheelaborate.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.Whatevertheprank,thetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim,AprilFool!PracticaljokesareacommonpracticeonAprilFool'sDay.Sometimes,elaboratepracticaljokesareplayedonfriendsorrelativesthatlasttheentireday.Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool'sDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.AprilFool'sDayisafor-fun-onlyobservance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheirsignificantotherouttoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!Unlikemostoftheothernonfoolishholidays,thehistoryofAprilFool'sDay,sometimescalledAllFool'sDay,isnottotallyclear.Therereallywasn'tafirstAprilFool'sDaythatcanbepinpointedonthecalendar.Somebelieveitsortofevolvedsimultaneouslyinseveralculturesatthesametime,fromcelebrationsinvolvingthefirstdayofspring.不同于大多数别的节日,愚人节,有时被称为所有愚人的节日,它的历史不是完全清楚的。没有人能够在日历上标明第一个愚人节是什么时候。一些人相信它是同时从几种文化演变而来的,从庆祝春天的第一天开始。Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1564,inFrance.Priortothatyear,thenewyearwascelebratedforeightdays,beginningjustafterthefirstdayofspring.ThecelebrationtypicallyendedonApril1.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesIX,theGregorianCalendarwasintroduced,andNewYear'sDaywasmovedtoJanuary1.这个传统的历史最早可以追溯到1564年的法国。在那年以前,人们有8天的时间庆祝新年,正好从春天的第一天后开始。庆祝活动通常在4月1日结束。在查理九世在位期间，他进行了历法改革，引进了罗马教皇Gregory的日历，并且新年第一天被移至1月1日。However,communicationsbeingwhattheywereinthedayswhennewstraveledbyfoot,manypeopledidnotreceivethenewsforseveralyears.Others,themoreobstinatecrowd,refusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratethenewyearonApril1.Thesebackwardfolkwerelabeledasfoolsbythegeneralpopulace.Theyweresubjecttosomeridicule,andwereoftensentonfoolserrandsorweremadethebuttofotherpracticaljokes.然而,在消息还要靠徒步旅行传播的年代里,通信变得十分困难。许多人要等几年才能收到消息。其它固执己见的人拒绝接受新日历并且沿袭在4月1日庆祝新年的传统。这些守旧的人被一般的平民称作“笨蛋”。他们受到嘲笑，并且经常被派去做只有笨蛋才做的差事，或者成为恶作剧的笑柄。Thisharassmentevolved,overtime,intoatraditionofprank-playingonthefirstdayofApril.ThetraditioneventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotlandintheeighteenthcentury.ItwaslaterintroducedtotheAmericancoloniesofboththeEnglishandFrench.AprilFool'sDaythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfeast,sotospeak,withdifferentnationalitiesspecializingintheirownbrandofhumorattheexpenseoftheirfriendsandfamilies.这种折磨随着时间慢慢演变成在4月的第一天搞恶作剧的传统。这种传统最后在18世纪传播到英格兰和苏格兰。之后传入到英国人和法国人在美洲的殖民地。愚人节就这样发展成为一个国际性的趣味节日,可以说，不同国家的人们乐衷于创造自己独有的幽默，而他们的朋友和家人就成了实验对象。InScotland,forexample,AprilFool'sDayisactuallycelebratedfortwodays.Theseconddayisdevotedtopranksinvolvingtheposteriorregionofthebody.ItiscalledTailyDay.Theoriginofthekickmesigncanbetracedtothisobservance.在苏格兰,例如,愚人节实际上有2天的庆祝时间。第二天专门对人体身后的区域胡闹。这一天被称作Taily节。“踢我”迹象的来源可以追溯至此。Mexico'scounterpartofAprilFool'sDayisactuallyobservedonDecember28.Originally,thedaywasasadremembranceoftheslaughteroftheinnocentchildrenbyKingHerod