愚人节April Fool’s Day.pptVIP

April Fool’s Day 愚人节也称万愚节，是西方社会民间传统节日。时间在每年4月1日。 Origin April Fool s 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 Years 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. How do people celebrate? Each country celebrates April Fool’s 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!” * Time: April 1st In England, people play jokes only in the morning. You are a “noodle” if someone fools you. In Scotland, April Fool s Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “April Gowk”. Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird. In America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of April. 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. *