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愚人节来源于一个神秘故事。 The origins of April Fools’Day are shrouded in mystery, experts say. Themost popular theory is that France changed its calendar in the 15gOs so that the New Year would begin in January to match the Roman calendar instead of beginning at the start of spring, in late March or early April. 专家称，愚人节的起源笼罩着神秘的面纱。最流行的说法是，法国在十六世纪初更改了历法，这样新年就出现在一月份，和罗马历法保持一致，而不是之前的落在三月底或四月初的初春。 However, word of the change traveled slowly, and many people in rural areas continued to celebrate the New Year in the spring. These country dwellers became known as "April fools", the story goes. 然而，历法更改执行得非常缓慢，很多乡村地区的人们仍然是在春季欢度新年。于是，这些乡村的人们就被称为“四月傻瓜”，故事就此传播开来。 But Boese, who’s studied the holiday's origin, said the "theory is completely wrong, because the day that the French celebrated the beginning of the year,legally, was Easter day, so it never really was associated with April first” 但是，伯泽在研究了这个节日的起源后说:“这种说法完全是错误的，因为按照法定节日，法国人民欢度新年是在复活节，所以这和四月一号根本没有任何联系。” | 
