愚人节的起源
Unlike most of the other nonfoolish holidays, the history of April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn't a "first April Fool's Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring.
The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Prior to that year, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved to January 1.
However, communications being what they were in the days when news traveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years. Others, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as "fools" by the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on "fools errands" or were made the butt of other practical jokes.
This harassment evolved, over time, into a tradition of prank-playing on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the English and French. April Fool's Day thus developed into an international fun fest, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own brand of humor at the expense of their friends and families.
In Scotland, for example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior region of the body. It is called Taily Day. The origin of the "kick me" sign can be traced to this observance.
Mexico's counterpart of April Fool's Day is actually observed on December 28. Originally, the day was a sad remembrance of the slaughter of the innocent children by King Herod. It eventually evolved into a lighter commemoration involving pranks and trickery.
Pranks performed on April Fool's Day range from the simple, (such as saying, "Your shoe's untied!), to the elaborate. Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool!"
Practical jokes are a common practice on April Fool's Day. Sometimes, elaborate practical jokes are played on friends or relatives that last the entire day. The news media even gets involved. For instance, a British short film once shown on April Fool's Day was a fairly detailed documentary about "spaghetti farmers" and how they harvest their crop from the spaghetti trees.
April Fool's Day is a "for-fun-only" observance. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their "significant other" out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It's simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant, for he may be the next April Fool!
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[转帖]关于愚人节!
愚人节时,人们常常组织家庭聚会,用水鲜花和雏菊把房间装饰一新。典型的传统做法是布置假环境,可以把房间布置得像过圣诞节一样,也可以布置得像过新年一样,待客人来时,则祝贺他们“圣诞快乐”或“新年快乐”,令人感到别致有趣。4月1日的鱼宴,也是别开生面的。参加鱼宴的请帖,通常是用纸板做成的彩色小鱼。餐桌用绿、白两色装饰起来,中间放上渔港和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿,每个钓竿上级一条绿色飘带,拴着送给客人的礼物——或是一个精巧的塞璐路鱼,或是一个装满糖果的鱼篮子。不言而喻,鱼宴上所有的菜都是用鱼做成的。
在愚人节的聚会上,还有一种做假菜的风俗。有人曾经描述过一个典型的愚人节菜谱:先是一道“色拉”,莴苣叶上撒满了绿胡椒,但是把叶子揭开后,才发现下面原来是牡蛎鸡尾酒;第二道才是“烤土豆”,其实下面是面包屑和鲜蘑;此后上的菜还有用蟹肉作伪装的烧鸡和埋藏在西红柿色拉下面的覆盆子冰淇淋。饭后,客人还可以从丸药盒里取食糖果。
不过愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑,用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴着的钱包丢在大街上,自己在暗处拉着线的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包,他们就出其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中,然后等着看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说自己的书包破了个洞,或者脸上有个黑点,等大人俯身来看时,他们就一边喊着“四月傻瓜”,一边笑着跑开去。总之,每逢愚人节这一天,动物园和水族馆还会接道不少打给菲什(鱼)线生或莱昂(狮子)先生的电话,常常惹得工作人员掐断电话线,以便减少麻烦。

神功4、硬件大法 如果被愚者对于硬件一无所知的话,那么本招是对付他们最好的办法。你可以在他们还没有上班前,将其显示器的电源插头或者鼠标的插头搞松,这样当被愚者上班打开自己的电脑的时候就会发现显示器黑屏或者提示鼠标找不到,到时候你再神勇现身,轻松将其问题搞定,那么对方非但不会想到被你整蛊,而且还会大力感激于你!对于MM而言,此招更为有效,是整蛊还是英雄救美,到时候可就看你的表现了^_^。 接下来再为大家介绍更为“歹毒”的一招,那就是将被愚者显示器的对比度调整至最低(以屏幕漆黑为原则),如此一来,除非对方心细如发,否则极难发现真正的原因。如果被愚者稍懂硬件知识且又胆大妄为的话,呵呵,那么你就可以有很大的机会看着其将自己的电脑“大卸八块”的精彩场景! 专业破解:细心观察显示器的电源指示灯,至于能不能发现问题所在,就看你的修行深不深了。
神功5、高科技秘密武器 如果你觉得以上那些方法实在是太累或者不易实现的话,那么你可以试试我们整蛊者的高科技秘密武器――整蛊软件(详见)。只要你将这些以假乱真的格式化硬盘、删除文件类软件发送给被愚者,用你的“甜言蜜语”让其忍不住的去执行,那么你就可以看到对方目瞪口呆的表情了!嘿嘿! 防御措施:“宁可错杀一千,也不可放过一个”愚人节那天无论如何也不要执行那些朋友发送过来的各种软件。 神功6、连环整蛊 整蛊秘计中最难修炼,境界最高的就是――连环整蛊。只要你的头脑够聪明,够灵活,那么你完全可以将所有的整蛊方法串连起来,一环扣一环,设下天罗地网,让被愚者无处可逃、哭笑不得。此法精义只可意会,不可言传,其中奥妙,整蛊者只能慢慢去领悟了。 防范法则:小心,小心,再小心;细心,细心,再细心。































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