Happy Super / Divine Single's Day everyone!
It turns out that a non-traditional holiday exists in China every 11/11, basically because the date is comprised entirely of 1's, and it is therefore called single's day. It puts yet another pressure on "leftover" men & women to find someone & get married. There are quite a few matchmaking events happening in Shanghai right now - what about where you are?
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 Photo via ShanghaiDaily
Young singles get their 'game on' just in time for Single's day. Numerical harmony has its benefits.
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If you are not familiar with the term "leftover", it means a man over 34 or a woman over 32 who is not yet married & it has a slightly negative connotation.
For a great definition and explanation of 剩女 shèng nǚ (+ venn diagrams!) read Shanghai shanghaishiok's blog post below:
My Chinese teacher draws Venn diagrams to explain why she is still single
Of course any date that involves so many of the same number implies there will be a rash of marriages also.
What do you think of single's day? Can anyone add some relevant vocabulary and/or more information on the holiday? Especially 中国人?
Additional info:
It's 11-11-11: a big day to wed
Single no more for thousands, who plan to tie knot on 11-11-11
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