Ten to twenty times more trees were reported in parts of southern niger in 2005 than there were 30 years earlier . some reclaimed land can now be farmed again . tha land became infertile during the 1970s and early 80s . but about 20 years ago , local farmers recognize that their onceproductive soil was being carried away by severe winds 在2005年大部分南部尼日尔地区的树木比30年前的树木多出了10到20倍的数量.一些开垦土地现在又可以被耕种了.那块土地在70年代和早期的80年代变得开始不肥沃.但是大约20年之前,当地的农民意识到他们过去多产的土地正在被严峻的天气所破坏
Jean kearney , a spokeswoman for the festival , said there were many wildly inventive legends about how it began but no written record of the first event . " it has been suggested that it is linked to pre - christian celebrations of a fruitful harvest and that the male goat or " puck " was a pagan symbol of fertility , like the pagan god pan . “搞怪节”的发言人琼卡尼说，有关“搞怪节”的起源有众多的说法，但其确切起源并没有文字记载。卡尼介绍说： “这个节日可能与庆祝农作物丰收有关，而公山羊被认为是多产的象征。 ”
