光棍节(Singles Day)”singles day” falls on every november 11th and is celebrated only in china. it is a festival exclusively for singles. to find out more about this festival, read on. “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.origin of singles dayan old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. none of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. they just sat around all day and played mahjong.one day they played mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. during the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the `four columns` card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). even more of a coincidence, it was nov 11, or 11/11. in order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it “singles day”.university culture”singles day” was first celebrated at various universities in nanjing, capital city of jiangsu provi nce 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.第1 2 页下一页。
