With the popularity of the Internet, April Fool's Day is no longer just a holiday for foreigners, but is gradually accepted by the Chinese people. Every year on April Fool's Day, all kinds of fools and little jokes of the whole person appear around us. But do you really know April Fool's Day? Let's take stock of the April Fool's Day customs and origins in various countries.
1. United States: Fish Feast
On April 1, April Fool's Day, most American families hold a fish feast, and the host sends an invitation to the guests before the festival. The invitation is a small fish made of colored cardboard, lively and chic. The dining table is decorated with green and white tablecloths, with a fish tank and a delicate small fishing rod in the middle. Green streamers are tied to the fishing rods, and gifts for guests, such as fish-shaped crafts and small baskets filled with sweets, are tied to the streamers. At the banquet, the host served dishes carefully prepared with fish as raw materials, fried and grilled, and had everything.
2. Tooth Extraction: Holy Day of the Innocent
The Holy Innocent Day is the Spanish April Fool's Day, and legend has it that two thousand years ago, when Herod learned of the birth of a king, he ordered the killing of all babies aged two years and under in Bethlehem and its surrounding territories, in order to cut the Holy Infant Jesus to the root, and as a result, the Holy Infant Jesus escaped this disaster, but tens of millions of innocent babies suffered. Later, in honor of the innocent babies killed by Herod, the Church designated December 28 as the Holy Day of the Innocent. On December 28, Spaniards used to joke or prank with relatives and friends, sometimes even the media would make jokes about the masses.
3. France: Fish in April
Legend has it that April Fool's Day originated in France. In 1564, France first adopted a newly reformed chronology, the Gregorian calendar (gregorian calendar), with January 1 as the beginning of the 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 have made a big mockery of the old-fashioned approach. Smart and funny people gave them fake gifts on April 1, inviting them to a fake reception. They also called the deceived conservatives "April fools" or "hooked fishes," and people fooled each other on April 1.
4. Scotland: April Fool's Day in Skirts
In Scotland, April Fool's Day actually takes two days, and on the first day people tend to wear traditional Scottish costumes to celebrate together. The next day was a special fuss about the area behind the person (ass). This day is called taily, and this day specializes in playing hip-related pranks, usually by quietly labeling other people's buttocks with the label "Kick Me", which is very funny.
5. Denmark: May to cats
In Denmark, may 1 is called "major, ji" has a simple meaning: "May to the cat", is the Danish exclusive April Fool's Day, but April 1 Danes also celebrate April Fool's Day, which means that Denmark celebrates April Fool's Day twice a year.
6. Iran: The oldest tradition of mischief
In Iran, people often joke and tease each other on the 13th day of the Persian New Year, which happens to be April 1 or 2 in the Gregorian calendar. The festival dates back to 536 BC and is the oldest tradition of mischief still in existence in the world. According to tradition on this day, people should go out and escape the bad luck of the 13th (number).