Happy Singles Day!

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Happy Singles Day!



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. A bit surprised when google ‘Singles Day’ on the Internet, you may find China is the only country in the world that has set aside a special day for singles to celebrate their lives.

TODAY , it’s 11-11-11, SUPER SINGLES DAY! Here comes the special attributes of English Corner to find out more about the celebration, read on.



每年的11月11日是“光棍节”。节如其名，这个新鲜的节日是专门为那些还过着单身生活的人们设立的。在GOOGLE上搜索一下，会惊讶地发现中国是世界上唯一一个专门为光棍们设立节日的国家。今天是2011年11月11日“神棍节”，为此我们准备了“特别放送”来一起了解这个节日 J



University Culture 大学传统



Singles Day was initially celebrated at various universities in Nanjing during the 1990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date consists of four "ones". These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. The Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.



光棍节最先在90年代的南京各大高校兴起。之所以叫“光棍节”是因为这一天的日子有四个光棍一样的“1”。大学生们毕业了，把这个传统带到了社会上，光棍节就成了时尚青年们的一个特殊节日。



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.



主流的庆祝方式就是和光棍朋友们一起搓一顿，而且一定要实行AA制。为了脱离单身，人们也会举办相亲会，介绍单身男女认识。


Creative celebration 新奇庆祝



For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four "ones" in "11.11" and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middle dot.



光棍节的早上，单身青年们会吃四根油条，代表11.11的四个“1”，再吃一个包子，代表11和11之间的那个点。



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.



很多单身朋友选择在这一天告别单身，一些人参加相亲会，一些人则在今天结婚。四个“1”不仅可以代表单身，还可以代表“唯一”，这也成了一些人的爱情告白日。

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马蜂窝

中国有40000000光棍 能不设立节日嘛？

橄榄2011

都是棍棍，呵呵

下来打牌

地板

raindy

topspeed

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余戈

topspeed 发表于 2011-11-11 12:13
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抽抽了。。。

topspeed

回复 余戈 的帖子

没见1里面还藏着个2么

melinda

神棍节快乐！