All Fool's Day

Japanese: All Fool's Day(英語表記)AllFoolsDay
All Fool's Day

…In the West, April 1st is called All Fool's Day, and on this day there is a custom of playing various light pranks or telling plausible lies to trick or deceive others. People who are fooled on this day are called April fools, so this day is also commonly called April Fool's Day. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "All Fool's Day" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…西洋では4月1日を万愚節All Fool’s Dayといい,この日にさまざまの軽いいたずらやまことしやかな〈うそ〉で他人をかついだり,むだ足をふませたりする風習がある。その日にだまされた人を四月ばかApril foolというので,一般にこの日を四月ばかの日April Fool’s Dayともよんでいる。…

※「All Fool's Day」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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