{"id":21855,"date":"2015-04-01T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T12:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=21855"},"modified":"2017-10-23T15:07:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:07:27","slug":"april-fish-fous-davril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/april-fish-fous-davril\/","title":{"rendered":"April Fish! Fous d\u2019Avril!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humor can be a bit hard to understand in another language, whether it’s a knock knock joke<\/a>, or an inside joke<\/a> that you’re not in on. Heureusement<\/strong> (fortunately), April Fool\u2019s Day exists in France. That said, it has a different set of traditions and a very different name: April Fish<\/em> or in French, Poisson d\u2019avril<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The holiday is celebrated with des plaisanteries et des canulars<\/strong> (jokes and pranks), but also by trying to accrocher un poisson de papier dans le dos de tes amis<\/strong> (stick paper fish on your friends\u2019 backs)!<\/p>\n

The name poisson d\u2019avril<\/em> comes from an old tradition dating back to 1564. La l\u00e9gende veut que<\/strong> (Legend has it that) the year used to start on April 1st, but was changed to January 1st by Charles IX. The old new year\u2019s tradition involved a gift exchange, mais<\/strong> (but) some people n\u2019\u00e9taient pas au courant du changement<\/strong> (were not aware of the change) and continued to exchange gifts on April 1st after le changement<\/strong>. Other people then used the occasion de se moquer d\u2019eux<\/strong> (to make fun of them)!<\/p>\n

But why fish? The old new year \u00e9tait pendant<\/strong> (was during) the end of le Car\u00eame<\/strong> (Lent). Christians would be fasting, but they could still eat fish. The joke of giving un faux poisson<\/strong> (a fake fish) began as une blague<\/strong> (a joke) on the old tradition of giving real fish as gifts. Donc le nom<\/strong> (Thus the name), poisson d\u2019avril<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The tradition continues today and kids all over France will try to sneak up and accrocher un poisson papier dans le dos de ses amis<\/strong>. When the friend le d\u00e9couvre<\/strong> (finds out), the surprise is met with shouts of Poisson d\u2019arvil!<\/em> much the same way un gag similaire<\/strong> (a similar gag) would be met with April Fool’s!<\/em> in the English speaking world.<\/p>\n

Voici une liste de vocabulaire pour le poisson d\u2019arvil:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Une plaisanterie<\/strong> \u2013 A joke
\nUne blague<\/strong> \u2013 A joke, a trick
\nUn canular<\/strong> \u2013 A prank
\nUn gag<\/strong> \u2013 A joke, a gag
\nUn poisson papier<\/strong> \u2013 A paper Fish
\nPoisson d\u2019avril!<\/strong> \u2013 April Fools!
\nAccrocher un poisson de papier dans le dos de quelqu\u2019un<\/strong> \u2013 Stick a paper fish on someone\u2019s back<\/p>\n

Start your pranking out right and accrochez un poisson de papier dans le dos de quelqu’un<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Humor can be a bit hard to understand in another language, whether it’s a knock knock joke, or an inside joke that you’re not in on. Heureusement (fortunately), April Fool\u2019s Day exists in France. That said, it has a different set of traditions and a very different name: April Fish or in French, Poisson d\u2019avril…<\/p>\n

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