April Fools' Day 愚人节英语幽默让你捧腹

每年的4月1日，是西方许多国家的人们最开心的日子之一，因为这一天是闻名世界的“愚人节”。这一天，人们尽可以发挥自己丰富的想象力，哄骗、取笑、愚弄别人。而且，不管这样做之后出现什么样的后果，人们也不负任何法律责任。现在这一节日也开始在我们中国流行，尤其是在大学生中间。由此看来，愚人节不仅仅是西方人的事情，也影响到东方。 

    April Fools' Day is a day to play jokes on others, No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France.

    In the 16 th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid—1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated in on April 1, so others called them April Fools.

    Each country celebrates April Fools' Day differently. In France, people call the April Fools “April Fish”. They tape a paper fish to their friends' backs to fool them. When he or she finds this , they shout “April Fish!”

    In England, people play jokes only in the morning. You are a “noodle” if someone fools you. In Scotland, April Fools' Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “April Gowk”. Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird.

    In the America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of Aprol. They may point down to your shoe and say, “ Your shoelace is untied.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.