April Fool's Day Clown
April Fool's Day
April 1 is april 1, a traditional folk festival in the West, "April Fool's Day". On this day, people can give full play to their imagination and make up some interesting lies as much as possible to ridicule and tease others. As long as it is before 12 midnight, no matter how much you go too far and how unscrupulously you are, you will not be blamed. So, how did April Fool's Day come about, and how did people celebrate it?
There are many versions of the origin of April Fools' Day, and the most common theory is that it originated in France. In 1564, King Charles IX of France decided to adopt a new reform of the chronology, the Gregorian calendar (the currently common solar calendar), which began the year on January 1, and previously began on April 1 as the beginning of the New Year. But some conformists oppose this reform and stubbornly celebrate the New Year by giving gifts on April 1, according to the old calendar. Reform advocates scoffed at the practices of these conservatives, and some even sent fake gifts to the conservatives on April 1, invited them to fake receptions, and called the deceived conservatives "Fools of April" or "fish in the bait." Since then, people have been teasing each other on April 1st, which has become a popular custom in France. By the beginning of the 18th century, the custom of April Fool's Day spread to Britain, and later to the United States by early British immigrants.
The most typical april fool's day activity is that everyone jokes with each other and engages in some small pranks. For example, some people will take advantage of the fact that a friend or colleague is not paying attention, paste a picture behind his back, and if no one reminds him, the fool will always carry it until the end of the day, only to find out that he has become a "fool of April". But now, people are beginning to be "wary" of April Fool's Day, afraid that they will be carelessly rectified, so they act very cautiously. As a result, some people racked their brains and used the Internet to "develop" new tricks to trick people, and there were many strange tricks. A French entertainment website lists 10 "April Fool's Day tricks" for reference: for example, on "Twitter", teach you to make a fake celebrity account through a network link, and the friend who is whole will receive a message such as "lady gaga" or Obama; Or teach you how to reverse the entire screen of someone else's computer 180 degrees, send a fully black screenshot to a colleague to make his computer instantly black screen, pad a piece of paper under the colleague's mouse, make the mouse malfunction, and so on.
On April Fool's Day this year, Google also came to play a prank, and on March 31, it posted a 3 minute and 32 second video on its video sharing site YouTube, in which YouTube representatives announced that the site would be shut down for 10 years. He said the site has been around for 8 years just to find the best videos in the world, and now that the 8-year submission period has ended, YouTube will be closed for 10 years to allow thousands of judges to review all videos uploaded to YouTube and announce the winners in 2023. Tim Liston, who claims to be the selection director, declared: "We are about to close at midnight today and youtube will no longer accept newly uploaded videos." After 8 years of surprises, it's time to evaluate all the videos uploaded to our site and pick a winner. ”
In short, April Fool's Day is a happy day, everyone makes a kind little joke with each other, adding some relaxed atmosphere to the boring life, which is conducive to enhancing each other's feelings.
The most typical april fool's day activity is that everyone jokes with each other and engages in some small pranks. For example, some people will take advantage of the fact that friends or colleagues are not paying attention, paste a picture behind his back, and if no one reminds him, the fool will always carry it.
Classic jokes over the years
1991: Nylon socks hanging in front of Swedish television
In 1962, the world's television audiences, including Swedes, were still watching black-and-white television. On April Fool's Day, one of Sweden's only television stations released news that a breakthrough in television technology allowed viewers to watch color pictures as long as they hung a nylon sock in front of their TV screen.
1985: Super rookies appear in the NBA
Sports Illustrated magazine reported that a super rookie had emerged from the NBA, and that the new rookie pitchers of the New York New York Mets could throw balls at a speed of 270 km/h. Fans began to look forward to this star who was beyond ordinary people, but later found out that they had just read a lie.
1991: Mona Lisa's frown
The British "Independent" reported that an art group discovered a surprising secret during the cleaning of the famous painting "Mona Lisa", and after removing the dust from the painting, the woman who swept the world with a "mysterious smile" actually frowned.
1992: Partition of Belgium
On April Fool's Day that year, the Times of London devoted a large page to the news that Belgium would be split in two. The newspaper said that the Dutch-speaking part of northern Belgium would be incorporated into the Netherlands, and the French-speaking part of the southern part would be incorporated into France. The report, which was full of elaborate remarks and detailed partition maps, fooled the British foreign minister at the time, and he said he was prepared to give a televised interview to discuss the "important issue."
1992: Nixon makes a comeback
U.S. Public Radio reported that former President Richard Nixon, who stepped down as a result of the Watergate scandal, has announced a comeback to compete for the presidency. The show also aired a "Nixon" speech announcing his comeback and saying he "never missed anything." After the show aired, the audience responded strongly, and they called the radio station, and the host told the truth: in fact, Nixon's speech was only the performance of a comedian.
1993: Separate telephones for men and women
Germans, known for their seriousness and rationality, also joked on April Fool's Day. Sudkurier, a local newspaper in Germany, said it was preparing to introduce a new telephone system where men and women would use different phones because "women spend too much time on the phone." Wait a minute