每年的4月1日，是西方許多國家的人們最開心的日子之一，因為這一天是聞名世界的“愚人節”。這一天，人們盡可以發揮自己豐富的想象力，哄騙、取笑、愚弄別人。而且，不管這樣做之后出現什么樣的后果，人們也不負任何法律責任。現在這一節日也開始在我們中國流行，尤其是在大學生中間。由此看來，愚人節不僅僅是西方人的事情，也影響到東方。

　　Every year on April 1st, is one of many western countries the most happy day, because this day is world famous "April Fool's day". On this day, people can play their own rich imagination, cajole, teasing, fool others. But, no matter do appear after what kind of consequences, people will not take any legal responsibility. Now this festival also began in our Chinese popular, especially among the college students. In view of this, April Fool's Day is not only the Western things, also influence to the east.

　　愚人節又稱萬愚節，已經有幾百年的歷史了。關于他的起源，眾說紛云。其中最為流行的說法認為愚人節起源于法國。

　　April Fool's Day is also called the feast of fools, has a history of several hundred years. About his origin, the audiences said numerous Yun. One of the most popular saying that April Fool's Day originated in france.

　　十六世紀的法國，人們在4月1日這天過新年，互贈禮物，舉辦晚會，慶祝新年。當時的慶祝方法與現在相差無幾。1582年年，法國國王查理九世決定采用一種新的歷法——格高利歷法，新年改在1月1日。在新歷法的推行過程中，各地仍有一些人或是不原意接受新歷法，或是不知道這一日期的更改，仍然在4月1日這天過新年。其他的人便捉弄他們，贈送他們假禮物，邀請他們參加假慶祝晚會，騙他們去跑腿，或使他們對某種根本不存在的事情信以為真。這些受騙的人被稱為“四月愚人”。

　　In sixteenth Century France, people in this day April 1st New Year's day, gifts, a party, to celebrate the new year. Then celebrate method and now not much difference between. By the year 1582, the French king Charlie nine world decided to adopt a new calendar -- Gregory Calendar, new year's change in January 1st. In the new calendar implementation of process, there are still some people around or is not willing to accept the new calendar, or don't know how to change the date of the new year, still in April 1st day. Others played tricks on them, giving them false gift, and invited them to false celebration, leading them to run errands, or that they don't exist for certain things for Gospel truth. If you believe is called "April fool".