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.
故事从四个过着单调生活的单身汉说起。他们没有人结婚，连女朋友都没有，日子过得无精打采，终日打麻将度过。
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.
有一天他们打麻将从早上11点打到了晚上11点。奇妙的是，不管谁赢，都赢在了“四条”上。更加巧合的是，这一天正是11月11号。为了纪念这一天，他们给它命名为“光棍节”。
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.
光棍节最先在90年代的江苏南京各大高校兴起。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。
光棍节的英文：
Singles Day
One's Day
Bachelor's Day
单身狗的内心和表情，是一致的
又是一年光棍节，在处处虐狗的氛围之中，让我们读读明星作家们的单身名言!我单身我骄傲!
It is good to be lonely, for being alone is not easy. The fact that something is difficult must be one more reason to do it. - Rilke
孤独是好事，因为孤身一人并不容易。一件事很困难也是去做这件事的理由。——里尔克
I celebrate myself, and sing myself. - Walt Whitman
我为自己欢庆，为自己歌唱。——沃尔特·惠特曼
I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to. - Eric Dickerson
我喜欢单身。我想来就来想走就走，想多晚回家就多晚回家。——埃里克·迪克森
I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. - Henry David Thoreau
我从没找到过比“独处”更好相处的伴侣。——亨利·戴维·梭罗
Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with. - Sex and the City
以前，单身说明你没人要。现在，单身说明你很性感，说明你正从容不迫地挑选自己想要的生活方式，挑选你想要与之一起生活的人。——《欲望都市》
My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude. - Warsan Shire
我一个人感觉很不错，只有你的陪伴比我的独处更甜蜜，我才会需要你。——沃森·赛尔
I like being single, I’m always there when I need me. - Art Leo
我喜欢单身，在我需要的时候我自己总会在我身边。——阿尔特·雷欧
《光棍节名言，作家们的单身名言!》出自：百味书屋
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