《Happy Single》.ppt

Happy Singles Day About Name:Singles Day Bachelors Day Date:1.1 Little Singles Day 1.1111.1 Middle Singles Day 11.11 Large Singles Day Origin of Singles Day An 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. Creative celebration 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.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 onlyone in their heart. Page ? * * * Brief Introduction 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 consists of four ones. Each one symbolizes an individual who is standing alone.These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths. Page ? * *