中文:
愚人節(April Fool's Day或All Fools' Day)也稱萬愚節、幽默節,愚人節。節期為公歷4月1日,是從19世紀開始在西方興起流行的民間節日,並未被任何國家認定為法定節日。在這壹天人們以各種方式互相欺騙和捉弄,往往在玩笑的最後才揭穿並宣告捉弄對象為“愚人”。
玩笑的性質極少包含實質惡意,但個別玩笑由於開得過大而引起人們的恐慌,從而產生較大規模反響並且衍生成為(傳媒)謠言和都市傳說,所以對於人們來說壹般會加以避免開如有關災難之事的玩笑。
英文:
1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone. It’s April Fool’s Day, a "for-fun-only" observance, a day when people traditionally like to try to make a fool of someone else and laugh at them.
There are lots of theories surrounding the origins of the day. As we look back in time, many ancient predecessors of April Fool’s Day are found.