英文介紹,愚人節的來歷
愚人節是興起於十九世紀西方國家的一項民間節日,流行至今,愚人節在西方國家知名度很高,很多人會在這一天與自己的好朋友開玩笑,甚至捉弄。愚人節在西方國家流行了很多年,但是有趣的是,至今沒有哪一個國家把愚人節定為法定節日。你知道愚人節的由來嗎?下面我們用英語來介紹下愚人節。
April Fool's Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others, send people on fool's errands, and fool the unsuspecting. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.
傳統上來講,愚人節這一天,人們可以相互搞惡作劇,騙人跑腿,欺騙不知情的人。沒人知道這個節日是怎麼來的,但人們普遍認為它源自法國。
The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. New Year's was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st. When New Year's Day as changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid-1560's by King Charles IX, there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.
慶祝愚人節最早是在1582年,在法國。那時,當時法國新年是在3月25日,一直持續到4月1日。16世紀60年代中期,國王查理九世把新年從3月25日變為1月1日,而還有一些人在4月1日過新年,這些人就被稱作四月傻瓜了。
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. 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. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool!"
愚人節那天的惡作劇有的很簡單(比如,説句“你鞋帶開了!”),有的卻是精心設計的。把室友的鬧鐘往後調一小時是常見的。甚至新聞媒體都來湊熱鬧。比如,在愚人節那天,曾經有一部英國短片較為詳細地記錄了“種意大利麪的農民”,以及他們如何從意大利麪樹上收穫意大利麪。不管是什麼惡作劇,搞惡作劇的人通常在最後會對被搞的人喊一句:"四月傻瓜!"
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!
愚人節是一個“僅為娛樂”的節日。誰也不用買禮物,也不用帶着男/女朋友出去到一家豪華餐廳去吃飯。人們也不會放假。它僅僅是個搞笑的小節日,但是在這一天,每個人都要保持警醒,不然就要被人耍啦。
Each country celebrates April Fool's differently. In France, the April Fool's is called "April Fish" (Poisson d'Avril). The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs and when some discovers this trick, they yell "Poisson d'Avril!".
每個國家用不同的方式過愚人節。在法國,愚人節被稱作“April Fish”。法國人和他們的朋友是這樣開玩笑的:把一張裁成魚形的紙用膠帶粘到朋友的後背上,當有人發現的時候,他們就會喊:“Poisson d'Avril!”.
In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a "noodle". In Scotland, April Fools Day is 48 hours long and you are called an "April Gowk", which is another name for a cuckoo bird. The second day in Scotland's April Fool's is called Taily Day and is dedicated to pranks involving the buttocks. Taily Day's gift to posterior posterity is the still-hilarious "Kick Me" sign.
在英國,只能在早上搞惡作劇。如果你被耍了,那你就是“麪條”。在蘇格蘭,愚人節要持續2天,被耍的人被稱為“四月布穀”。蘇格蘭第二天的愚人節叫做Taily Day,惡作劇主要在別人的屁股上做文章。
-
過年吃什麼零食 2024年貨建議
過年的時候,是親朋好友歡聚的日子,這一天我們都會聚集在一起,所以少不了好吃好喝,事實上,過年的時候有些食物是非常有特色的,有些平時比較少吃的東西也會在過年的時候吃到。那麼,過年吃什麼零食比較好呢?2024年過年零食推薦1.果仁巧克力果仁巧克力,無疑是一個非常好的選...
-
中國科技傳播日:5月4日
每年的5月4日既是五四青年節,也是科技傳播日。這項節日的推行是為了貫徹我國科教興國的戰略,全面提高青少年對於科學技術的認知。同時也能更加有利於科學技術的傳播。今天,我們就一起去節日大全中瞭解,讓更多的朋友感受我國的科技精神。科技傳播日是中國科協1996年...
-
正月為什麼不能結婚 正月結婚有什麼講究
如果説正月是一個吉祥的月份,那麼,正月也是一個講究頗多的月份,其中就有新在正月中結婚是有一定的忌諱的説法存在,而至於這樣的説法是不是有道理,還是封建迷信呢?具體我們不妨一起來看看下面這篇正月為什麼不能結婚呢?正月為什麼不能結婚呢民俗有俗話“正不娶臘不確定...
-
大年初六迎什麼神 大年初六的習俗
我們中國人很敬奉神明,尤其是在春節期間,每一天所拜訪的神仙都是不同的。按照中國民間的傳統習俗,大年初六是接財神的日子。在這一天,家家户户都會準備豐盛的供品,燃放鞭炮,舉行隆重的儀式,迎接財神的到來。大年初六迎財神接財神,在民間是一直以來的一種傳統的風俗,而且...