UnlikemostotherholidaysthehistoryofAprilFools’Day.SometimescalledAllFools'Dayisnotasthetotallyclear.Theonlypointintimethatcanbeagreedonasthebeginningofthistraditionwas1582inFrance.Beforethaty
Unlike most other holidays the history of April Fools’ Day. Sometimes called All Fools' Day is not as the totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582 in France. Before that year the New Year was celebrated for eight days
beginning on March 25.The reform of the calendar celetxration reached the highest point on April l_With the riform of the calendar under Charles 1X the
Gregorian calendar (公历 阳历)was introduced and New Year's Day was moved lo January 1.
However because in those days communications were not as developed as they are today many people did not receive the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April These backward people were considered “foots” by other peopk. They were often sent on “fools” errands (徒劳无益的工作)or were made the taragets of jokes.
This developed over time into a tradition of playing a trick m someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventully spread to England and Scotland in the eightreenth century. It was later introduced to the American
colonies of both the Britain and Francc.April Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast so to speak with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.
25.Acconibg to the new calendar which day was New Year's Day moved la in France ?
A. March 25. B. January 1. C. April I. D. April3.
26. Which of the following first had the tradition of celebrating the April Fools’ Day?
A. Frmce B. England C. Scotland D. America.
27. What was people's attitude towards the new calendar?
A.They accepted it happily. B. They refused it immediately.
C.Some recognized it. D. Some laughed at it.
28. What does the passage want 10 tell us?
A. What the French did un April Fools' Day.
B. How April Fools’ Day come into being.
C. When was the new calendar introduced.
D. Why some people were fooled in France.
BACB
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