Singles' Day

Singles Day Single's Day English thumb|11.11: 光棍节 Singles' day Q4158493 Alternative forms en Single's Day Singles Day Etymology en zh 光棍節. From being a day for single people who are not in a relationship, the complement of en Valentine's Day. From Chinese slang for a bachelor without familial branches being a stick, and the set of ones in the date of 11/11 being a set of sticks, a set of singles. Originating at the University of Nanjing in the 1990s as Bachelors' Day, and popularized as a shopping event day by Alibaba in the 2000s. Proper noun s Singles' Day en Q4158493 en holidays countable November 11th, a day for shopping and celebrating not being in a relationship, originating in China, the shopping event has spread worldwide. Synonyms en Bachelors' Day Bachelors Day Bachelor's Day Bachelor Day Anti-Valentine's Day Anti-Valentines' Day Anti-Valentines Day Anti-Valentine Day Antonyms en Valentine's Day White Day<qq:Japan> Hypernyms mul 11/11 11, 11 11,11 11.11 11-11 en November 11th 11th of November November 11 11, November 11 November en day holiday celebration observance Translations a day for celebrating being single, a day for shopping, 11.11 Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 光棍節, cmn 雙11, cmn 雙十一 See also en other observances on 11 November Veterans Day Remembrance Day Armistice Day Poppy Day