11月11日既是光棍節(jié)也是結婚日(2)

11月11日既是光棍節(jié)也是結婚日

University culture 大學文化

Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.

光棍節(jié)最先在90年代的江蘇南京各大高校興起。大學生們畢業(yè)了，把這個傳統(tǒng)帶到了社會上，光棍節(jié)就成了時尚青年們的一個特殊節(jié)日。

 The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold "blind date" parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.

主流的慶祝方式就是和光棍朋友們一起搓一頓，而且一定要實行AA制。為了脫離單身，人們也會舉辦相親會，介紹單身男女相互認識。

Creative celebration 新奇慶祝

      For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao representing the four "ones" in "11.11" and one baozi representing the middle dot.

光棍節(jié)的早上，單身青年們會吃四根油條，代表11.11的四個“1”，然后再吃一個包子，代表11和11之間的那個點。

     Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. Many  attend "blind date" parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning "single" the four "ones" of the date can also mean "only one" as in "the only one for me".  Some  people  will  use  this  date and  this meaning  to  tell  their special someone  that they are the only "one" in their heart.

很多單身朋友選擇在這一天告別單身。一些人參加相親會，還有許多人選擇在這天結婚。四個“1”不僅可以代表單身，還可以代表“唯一”，即”你是我的唯一“。所以一些人會選擇這天作為愛情告白日，向“心中的唯一”表明心跡。