Singles Day, 光棍節(jié)由來的介紹

Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled 'Singles Day' on the Internet, to find that China is the only country in the world that has set aside a special day for singles to celebrate their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

每年的11月11日是“光棍節(jié)”。節(jié)如其名，這個(gè)新鮮的節(jié)日是專門為那些還過著單身生活的人們設(shè)立的。我在GOOGLE上搜索一下，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)中國是世界上唯一一個(gè)專門為光棍們設(shè)立節(jié)日的國家。來一起了解一下這個(gè)節(jié)日吧~

Origin of Singles Day 節(jié)日起源

University culture 大學(xué)傳統(tǒng)

Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four "ones". 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。之所以叫“光棍節(jié)”是因?yàn)檫@一天的日子有四個(gè)光棍一樣的“1”。大學(xué)生們畢業(yè)了，把這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)帶到了社會(huì)上，光棍節(jié)就成了時(shí)尚青年們的一個(gè)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(shí)行AA制。為了脫離單身，人們也會(huì)舉辦相親會(huì)，介紹單身男女認(rèn)識(shí)。