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April　fools　day　 愚人节 　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 16th 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. 　　 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. 关于愚人节的来源有各种不同的说法，有人说与一群不愿接受公历纪年的法国保守者有关；也有人说它来源于纪念丰收女神的女儿被诱拐到地狱；还有人说，这个节日始于英国一个名叫“愚人村”的天才村民；另一些说法则认为春天的天气变化无常，因此人们在春分前后可以选择某一日颠倒乾坤，以荒诞的闹剧来迎接春神的到来…… origin As it was called years ago, All Fools Day is observed in many countries around the world. The origin of April Fools Day remains clouded in obscurity. But what is clear is that the tradition of a day devoted to foolery had ancient roots. As we look back in time, many ancient predecessors of April Fools Day are found. A? French legendary ?（传说 ） The most widespread theory about the origin of April Fools Day links the Gregorian calendar reform. In 1582 France became the first country to switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. This meant that the beginning of the year was moved from the end of March to January 1. If someone failed to keep up with the change and continued to celebrate the New Year between March 25th and Apr