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英语美文大全鉴赏 　April Fool's Day 　While popular in the U.S., the April Fool's Day tradition is even more

英语美文大全鉴赏 AprilFool'sDay WhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFool'sDay traditionisevenmoreprevalentinEuropeancountries, suchasFranceandGreatBritain.Althoughtherootsofthe traditionaltrickingsareunclear,theFrenchandthe Britishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebration. OnetheoryholdsthatthefirstAprilFool'sDaywason April1oftheyearwhenKingofFranceinstitutedthenew calendar.Thisnewsystemplacedthedaythathadformerly beenthefirstdayofanewyearonApril1.Manypeople werereluctanttoadjusttothenewcalendarandcontinued tocelebrateNewYear'sDayonwhathadbeethefirstday ofApril.Thus,theybeethefirstAprilfools.Others begantogivegaggiftsonthedaytomockthefoolishness ofthosewhocontinuedtocelebratethenewyearonApril 1. AnEnglishstoryabouttheday,however,holdsthatit begansometimeduringthe1200s.Atthetime,KingJohnof Englandwasinthehabitofmakingaroadoutofnearly everypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofone particularfarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toavoidhaving theirgreenmeadowsandpasturesdisturbedwithoneofthe king'sroads,theybuiltafencethatpreventedtheking fromwalkingthroughtheircountryside.Thekingsenta