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.

我搜索一下，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。来一起了解一下这个节日吧。

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It got the name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four "ones".

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”。

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