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1、April Fools Day愚人節(jié)的介紹April Fools Day is celebrated on April 1st every year.Its origins are uncertain. Show you several origins. 2015The Gregorian calendar reform(格里高利歷即陽歷) 1582FranceRefoRmThe Julian calendar(儒略歷) The Gregorian calendarSomeone failed to keep up with the change. Send him on a fools er

2、rand .Try to trick him into believing something false. The Change of New Years Day 20152015Roman MythologyCeresJupiterProserpinaDaughterPlutoThe king and ruler of the Olympian godsThe Goddess of grain and the harvestthe God of the DeadThe Underworldabduct(誘拐)PlutoMom, help me!CeresSearch in vain for

3、 herProserpinaThe mythological antecedent of the fools errands Christian MythologyNoahs ArkSending the dove was on a fools errand.Christian MythologyJesusPilate 彼拉多(古羅馬猶太總督)Herod 赫洛德Sending a man from Pilate to Herod- an old term for sending someone on a fools errandThe Turn of The Seasons The weath

4、er becomes fickle (變幻無常的) .As if Nature is playing tricks on man.SunnyWetCloudySnowy The History of April Fools Day to play practical jokes on others send people on fools errands fool the unsuspecting How to spend April 1stl cookies add some toothpastelcoke, Join all sorts of condimentslreset his/he

5、r alarm clock How to spend April 1st Empty the paper out of the main printer. Print out a phony pink slip and leave It in their mailbox. Set a password on someones screensaver.Who wants pudding? Each country celebrates April Fools differently In France, the April Fools is called April Fish In Englan

6、d, tricks can be played only in the morning In Scotland, April Fools Day is 48 hours longWho is pig?A: Ask friends: pig English spelling is PUG? B: wrong, is the PIGA: -not right, how do I remember is U (YOU)B: -you made a mistake, is IA: -the pig is U B: -pig is IClassical April Fool jokes The Swis

7、s Spaghetti Harvest Sidd Finch Instant Color TV The Taco Liberty Bell San Serriffe Nixon for President Alabama Changes the Value of Pi The Left-Handed Whopper Hotheaded Naked Ice Borers Planetary Alignment Decreases GravityIn a wordl Jokes are in good funl Not meant to harm anyone.l The most clever joke is the one where everyone