What is the special significance of April Fool's Day?

Since19th century, April Fool's Day has been a popular folk festival in the west, but it has not been recognized as a legal holiday by any country. On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways. Often, at the end of the joke, they will expose and announce that the joke object is a "fool", but for people, jokes about disasters are generally avoided.

The most typical activity of April Fool's Day is that everyone plays jokes on each other and plays tricks on each other with lies. Some people tie their wallets to the street with a thin thread and pull the other end in the dark. Once someone finds a wallet, they will suddenly drag it away. Others put bricks under the broken hat in the middle of the road, waiting to see who will kick them.

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April fool's day holiday custom

1, family gathering

On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate rooms with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional practice is to decorate a fake environment, and the room can be decorated like Christmas or New Year. When the guests come, it is unique and interesting to congratulate "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year".

2. Fish feast

Fish feast in April 1 day. It is also unique. Invitations to fish banquets are usually colored fish made of cardboard. The dining table is decorated in green and white. There is a fish tank and a small fishing rod in the middle. Each fishing rod is tied with a green ribbon and hung with a gift for the guests, a delicate celluloid fish or a fish basket full of candy. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are made of fish.

Step 3 cook fake dishes

There is also the custom of cooking fake dishes at April Fool's Day parties. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day recipe: first, it was a "salad" with green peppers on the leaves of lettuce, but after uncovering the leaves, it was discovered that it was an oyster cocktail underneath;

The second course is "baked potato", in fact, there are sweet bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms below; Since then, there have been roast chicken disguised with crab meat and raspberry ice cream buried under tomato salad. After dinner, guests can also take candy out of the pill box.

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