According to British historians, according to the encyclopedia of the English, "April fool"s day" is a lie festival that appeared after the religious revolution in the 15th century.
At that time, Philip ii, king of Spain, established a "heresy tribunal". Anyone who was not a Catholic was considered a heresy and was sentenced to death on April 1 every year.
The subjects were so frightened that they told lies and made fun of them every day to dilute their fear and hatred of the ruler. Since then, continue to use for a long time, evolved into today"s "April fool"s day".
According to British historians, according to the encyclopedia of the English, "April fool"s day" is a lie festival that appeared after the religious revolution in the 15th century.
At that time, Philip ii, king of Spain, established a "heresy tribunal". Anyone who was not a Catholic was considered a heresy and was sentenced to death on April 1 every year.
The subjects were so frightened that they told lies and made fun of them every day to dilute their fear and hatred of the ruler. Since then, continue to use for a long time, evolved into today"s "April fool"s day".
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據英國曆史學家的考證：英人百科全書裡面則是記載著：“愚人節”乃是公元十五世紀宗教革命之後始出現的一個說謊節日。
那時西班牙王腓力二世曾經建立一個“異端裁判所”，只要不是天主教徒就被視為異端，在每年四月一日處以極刑，也就是死刑。
臣民們感到非常恐怖，於是每天以說謊取笑為樂，來沖淡對統治者之恐懼與憎恨。其後，沿用日久，演變為今日之“愚人節”。