Happy April Fools Day.
Happy April Fools Day.
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"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."
Mark Twain.
Перевод:
«Первое апреля – день, когда мы вспоминаем, кто мы все остальные 364 дня в году.»
Марк Твен.
April Fool's Day or all Fool's Day is celebrated on the first of April. The fun of the holiday is to play silly
but harmless jokes on family members and friends. The victim of these jokes is called an April fool.
This holiday first appeared in France in 1582 with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX,
New Year's Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new year's week) to January 1.
When the French began to use the Gregorian calendar, some people continued to use the old calendar
and celebrated New Year's Day in April 1. People who celebrated New Year's Day
on January 1st were teased. These people were called April fools.
Playing jokes on this day became popular first in France and then in many other countries.
Today, April Fool's jokes are played mostly by children, who enjoy the holiday very much.
It' s a day for good laughs. Nowadays we often play jokes on people on April 1st.
For example, someone might put salt in the sugar container so another person could "accidentally"
put it in their coffee. Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock
so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.
After you play a joke on someone, you should say "April Fools!"
Then the poor person realizes he was fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun.
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Choose True or False. 1. April Fool's Day started in 1908. True 2. A long time ago, New Year's Eve was celebrated on April 1st. True 3. Some people didn't realize that New Year's Day had changed. True 4. People who celebrated New Year's Day on January 1st were teased. True 5. People like to play jokes on January 1st. True 6. Playing jokes on this day became popular first in France. True 7. After you play a joke on someone, you should say "April Fools!" True
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