Special things on Singles' Day 11/11 that few people know
"Singles Day" 11/11 is a day for singles, originating from China, then spreading to other Asian countries. However, few people know that this day has many special things.
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China's "Singles Day" or "Singles' Day" is an unofficial annual holiday celebrated on November 11. Why November 11? Because the numbers resemble lonely, solitary sticks.
24 years history
It is believed that the first “Singles Day” was initiated in 1993 at Nanjing University (China), where a number of students gathered together to celebrate their loneliness and chose November 11 as their singles day. From there, this trend spread throughout China and Asia.
Fun day out
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"Singles Day" 11/11 is a day for fun, eating and shopping. The favorite food on this day is "quẩy" because it looks like the number 1. People usually eat from 2 to 4 "quẩy".
Huge discounts today
This is also an opportunity for everyone to shop freely when big names in the e-commerce industry like Alibaba will choose 11/11 to reduce prices drastically. This trend started in 2009 when Jack Ma decided to drastically reduce prices on Taobao and many other companies started to follow suit.
Fashion and electronics are popular items.
On November 11, people often take the opportunity to buy many electronic items, clothes, and health care products.
Rapid growth
From 2012 to 2015, single-day sales increased from $3 billion in 2012 to $14.3 billion in 2015.
Overtime, overtime across China
While customers benefit from discounted shopping, it is also an occasion when many Chinese workers have to work overtime and overtime.
An estimated 1.7 million shipping and packing workers are required to deliver 760 million orders from 5,000 different warehouses.
Originally for men only
Originally, Singles' Day was celebrated only by men, hence the name Bachelors' Day. However, it has now become popular among both sexes. People also often go on blind dates on these days.
Hashtag "I'm not buying anything today"
With online shopping becoming more and more popular, many people have posted the hashtag "I won't buy anything today" on Weibo or Facebook.
For them, this is a day for singles, not a day to go shopping.
