While the exact origins of April Fool's day remain shrouded in debate,

雖然愚人節的溯源仍有爭議，

some historians have speculated that April Fool's Day dates back to 1582 when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as mandated by the Council of Trent in 1563.

但一些歷史學家推測愚人節可追溯至 1582 年，法國從儒略曆轉換公曆時發生的，這是 1563 年特倫特會議所頒布的規定。

Since the Julian calendar places the New Year on April 1st,

由於儒略曆將新年定在 4 月 1 日，

people who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the New Year had moved to January 1st became the butt of jokes and hoaxes when dullards continued to celebrate New Year's on April 1st.

那些較晚得到消息或未意識到新年已移至 1 月 1 日的人，繼續在 4 月 1 日慶祝新年，因而成為被惡作劇的對象。

Frenchmen in the know would place a paper fish on the back of ignorant revelers, calling them "poisson d'avril" or "April fish."

知情的法國人會在愚人節將紙魚貼在無知的狂歡者背後，稱其為「四月魚」。

Other historians have linked April Fool's Day to ancient Roman festivals, such as Hilaria, which is Latin for joyful,

其他歷史學家則認為愚人節與古羅馬節日有關，例如拉丁語中的「嬉樂節」Hilaria，

when people dressed up in disguises and mocked both average citizens and Magistrates alike.

當時人們會喬裝打扮，嘲笑普通市民和官員。

Still, others have speculated that the day was tied to the vernal equinox or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere,

還有人推測，這一天與春分或北半球的春分日有關，

when Mother Nature frequently fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.

當時大自然常常以變幻莫測的天氣愚弄人們。

Despite these competing origin theories, April Fool's Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century.

儘管有這些相互競爭的起源理論，愚人節還是在 18 世紀傳遍了整個英國。

In Scotland, for instance, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with "hunting the gowk," in which people were sent on phony errands,

例如，在蘇格蘭，這個傳統成為一個為期兩天的活動，從「捉弄傻瓜」開始，人們被派去做假的差事，

followed by Tailie Day, which involved playing pranks on people's derrieres, such as the pinning of fake tails or "kick me" signs.

接著是「尾巴日」 ，在別人的屁股上惡作劇，例如固定假的尾巴或貼上「踢我」的字條。

In modern times, people have gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fool's Day hoaxes,

在現代，人們竭盡全力製造精心設計的愚人節惡作劇，

such as the 1957 BBC report that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record-setting spaghetti harvest, replete with photographs of people harvesting noodles from trees.

例如 1957 年 BBC 的報導稱，瑞士農民正在經歷創紀錄的意大利麵條收成，還附有人們從樹上採摘麵條的照片。

In 1985, Sports Illustrated writer George Plimpton tricked many readers when he ran a made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sid Finch, who could throw a fastball over 168 miles an hour.

1985年，《運動畫刊》作家喬治·普林普頓以一篇捏造的文章蒙騙了許多讀者，該文章描述了一名叫做西德·芬奇的新秀投手，他可以投出超過 168 英里時速的快速球。

While a 1996 announcement by Taco Bell duped people when it announced it had purchased Philadelphia's Liberty Bell with the intent of renaming it "The Taco Liberty Bell,"

Taco Bell 在 1996 年宣佈他們買下了費城的自由鐘並打算將其更名為「塔可自由鐘」，騙到了許多人。

Burger King followed up on Taco Bell's prank in 1998, advertising their new left-handed Whopper, prompting scores of clueless customers to order the nonexistent sandwich.

漢堡王在 1998 年延續了 Taco Bell 的惡作劇，宣傳他們新推出的「左撇子華堡」，導致許多無知的顧客點了這個不存在的三明治。

And there you have it. The history of the April Fool's Day. Today on the Daily Dose.

以上就是 Daily Dose 介紹關於愚人節的歷史。

For the record, I wouldn't believe a single word this guy says.

提醒一下，我不會相信這個人所說的任何一個字。