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April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day is the first day of April.The sport of the holiday is to play silly but harmless jokes on family members,co-workers,and friends.A victim of one of these pranks is called an April fool.If one succeeds in tricking someone,one laughs and say,"April Fool".And then the person who has been tricked usually laughs,too.
This holiday originated in France.When the French first adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1564,some people continued to use the old calendar to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1.These people were called April Fools.The custom of playing tricks on this day became popular in France and then spread to many other countries.April Fool's jokes are as ingenious,humorous,or cruel as the people who perform them.
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愚人节
愚人节是4月的第一天。这一节日的娱乐就是与家人、同事、朋友开一些无聊的但无害的玩笑。 恶作剧的受害者就被称为愚人。如果有人成功地骗了别人，他会笑着嚷道:“你是愚人。”接着受骗的人通常也会笑起来。
愚人节起源于法国，法国人于1564年首次采用格列高利历时，有些人仍使用旧历法，在4月1日庆祝新年，这些人就被叫做愚人。在这一天捉弄别人的风俗开始在法国流行起来，接着就传到其他国家。愚人节的玩笑恰如其分地反映了开玩笑者的风格，有的很巧妙，有的很幽默，有的则很残酷。