每年4月1日，是西方也是美國的民間傳統節日——愚人節。 愚人節起源於法國。 1564年，法國首先采用新改革的紀年法——格裏歷(即目前通用的陽歷)，以1月1日為壹年之始。但壹些因循守舊的人反對這種改革，依然按照舊歷固執地在4月1日這壹天送禮品，慶祝新年。主張改革的人對這些守舊者的做法大加嘲弄。聰明滑稽的人在4月1日就給他們送假禮品，邀請他們參加假招待
會．並把上當受騙的保守分子稱為“四月傻瓜”或“上鉤 的魚”。從此人們在4月1日便互相愚弄，成為法國流行的風俗。18世紀初，愚人節習俗 傳到英國，接著又被英國的早期移民帶到了美國。
愚人節時，人們常常組織家庭聚會，用水仙花和雛菊把房間裝飾壹新。典型的傳統做法是布置假環境，可以把房間布置得象過聖誕節壹樣．也可以布置得象過新年壹樣， 待客人來時，則祝賀他們“聖誕快樂”或“新年快樂”，令人感到別致有趣。
4月1日的魚宴。也是別開生面的。參加色宴的請帖，通常是用紙板做成的彩色小魚 。餐桌用綠、白兩色裝飾起來．中間放上魚缸和小巧玲瓏的釣魚竿，每個釣竿上系壹條綠色飄帶，掛著送給客人的禮物——或是壹個精巧的賽璐珞魚，或是壹個裝滿糖果的魚籃子。不言而喻，魚宴上所有的菜都是用魚做成的。
在愚人節的聚會上，還有壹種做假菜的風俗。有人曾經描述過壹個典型的愚人節菜譜：先是壹道“色拉”，萵苣葉上撒滿了綠胡椒，但是把葉子揭開後，才發現下面原來是牡蠣雞尾酒；第二道菜是“烤土豆”，其實下面是甜面包屑和鮮蘑；此後上的菜還有用蟹肉作偽裝的燒雞和埋藏在西紅柿色拉下面的覆盆子冰淇淋。飯後，客人還可以從丸藥盒裏取食糖果。
不過愚人節最典型的活動還是大家互相開玩笑，用假話捉弄對方。有的人把細線拴著的錢包丟在大街上，自己在暗處拉著線的另壹端。壹旦有人撿起錢包，他們就出其不意地猛然把錢包拽走。還有人把磚頭放在破帽子下面擱在馬路當中，然後等著看誰來了會踢它。小孩們會告訴父母說自己的書包破了個洞，或者臉上有個黑點．等大人俯身來看時，他們就壹邊喊著“四月傻瓜”。壹邊笑著跑開去。總之，每逢愚人節這壹天，動物園和水族館還會接到不少打給菲什(魚)先生成萊昂(獅子)先生的電話，常常惹得工作人員掐斷電話線，以便減少麻煩。
如今的愚人節在美國已主要是淘氣的男孩子們的節日了
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Annually on April 1, is an All Fools' Day in— in— in traditional festival in folks that west is also the United States.All Fools' Day originates France.In 1564, France adopts the new reformed annual method —— space first 歷 ( namely current in general use Gregorian calendar), regard January 1 as a year it start.But the person of the some lockstep opposes this kind of reformation, give presents the article this day on April 1 stubbornly according to the old 歷 still, celebrate the New Year's Day.Lay claim to reformed of the person is big to the way of doing of these fogieses to add the gird.
Intelligent funnyman on April 1 send them the false gift, invite they attend the false reception. and cheat to fall into trap of keep the numerator calls the " April simpleton" or" the fish that take the bait". From now on people fool each other then on April 1, becoming the customs that France spread.At the beginning of 18 centuries, the custom of All Fools' Day spreads to England, wasing immediately after and again immigrated to take the United States by the British earlier period.
Hour of All Fools' Day in in , people usually organizes family party, use the narcissus flower to decorate an of rooms with the chrysanthemum of new.The typical and traditional way of doing is to arranges the false environment, can arrange the room the elephant is similar over the Christmas festival. can also arrange the elephant is similar over the New Year's Day, entertaining guest the person to, then congratulate them" Christmas happiness" or" happy new year"s, it make the person feel the interesting and novel interesting.
The fish of April 1.Also is entirely new.Invitation that attend the color , is usually color to make into with the carton fingerling.The dining table decorates with the green and white dichromatism. put the last fish tank in the center with snare the fishing rod lovelyly, on each fishing pole department a green float to take, hanging gift —— or a delicate celluloid fishs that give the guest, or a creel son that fill up the candy.Obvious, on the fish all of the vegetables all uses what fish make into.
At the nodal party in fool, there is a kind of customs still that cheat the vegetables.Someone has ever described a typical All Fools' Day vegetables :Is a first" the color pulls", lettuce leaf top the is full green pepper, but after uncovering the leaf, just discovers the underneath is an oyster chicken tail wine;The second vegetables is" roast the soil bean", is a sweet bread scraps in fact and below with the fresh ;Henceforth last of the vegetables returns the useful the meat of counterfeits to pack of burn the chicken with bury to pull the nether a son ice-cream in the tomato color.After meal, guest can also from the pillbox take the sugar fruit.
However the most typical an activity still everybody in All Fools' Day is mutual to play trick, playing joke on the other party with the false words.The person who have casts away the fine thread 拴 of purse the avenue is last, the oneself pulls in the dark place linear another on carrying.Once someone picks up the purse, they an its never thought that ground walks suddenly purse .Returning someone puts the brick at break the hat to put below in the street center, then wait for to see who come will kick it.Childs will tell the parents say that own schoolbag broke a hole, or on the face contain a black mark. etc. adult body to see, they shout the " April simpleton".Smile to leave to go to.In fine, every time round All Fools' Day this day, the zoo will still receive not a few a telephone for giving the ( fish) the Sir ( lion) Sirs with the aquarium, usually asking for the worker breaks off with hand the telephone line, in order to reduce the trouble.
All Fools' Day of the now is the festival of naughty male children already and primarily in the United States.