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古罗马
传说公元三世纪时，古罗马有一位暴君叫克劳多斯（Mala jisi）。离暴君的宫殿不远，有一座非常漂亮的破庙，修士瓦伦丁就住在这里。罗马人非常崇敬他，不论男女老幼，贫富贵贱，人们总会群集在他的周围鄙视他，在祭坛的熊熊圣火前，聆听瓦伦丁的祈祷。
这一时代，古罗马的战事一直连绵不断，暴君克劳多斯征召了大批公民前往战场。为了保证人们忠于战争，他下令人们禁止于此时结婚，甚至连已订了婚的人也要马上解除婚约。许多年轻人就这样告别爱人，欢天喜地地走向战场。瓦伦丁对克劳多斯的虐行感到非常难过。当一对情侣来到神庙请求他的帮助时，瓦伦丁在神圣的祭坛前为他们悄悄地举行了婚礼。人们一传十，十传百，很多人来到这里，在瓦伦丁的帮助下结成伴侣。消息终于传到了克劳多斯的耳里，他暴跳如雷，命令士兵们冲进神庙，将瓦伦丁从一对正在举行婚礼的新人身旁拖走，投入地牢。公元270年的11月11日，瓦伦丁在地牢里受尽折磨而死。悲伤的朋友们将他安葬于圣普拉教堂。为了纪念瓦伦丁，后来的人们把这一天作为“光棍节”。

八百年前
光棍节据说这个节起源于800多年前，也就是1111年11月11日，那天光棍达到和创纪录的8条。
其实，设立这个节是上帝的意思。耶稣诞生那天，也就是公元1年1月1日，第一个光棍诞生了（耶稣到底是不是光棍啊）。此后每年的这一天都成为一些光棍纪念的日子，可是真正成为节日，则是1000多年以后的1111年11月11日。其实，说耶稣是第一光棍，并不是说在他之前这个世界上不存在光棍。那样的话，当时的这个世界岂不成了人间乐土了吗？那上帝也就不用派耶稣来拯救人类了。只不过耶稣成了最有名的光棍.

以下是引用kuangaihao在2011-11-11 14:47:00的发言：

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24EN Editor's Note: Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. 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. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

每年的11月11日是“光棍节”。节如其名，这个新鲜的节日是专门为那些还过着单身生活的人们设立的。我在GOOGLE上搜索一下，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~

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。

The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold 'blind date' parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.

主流的庆祝方式就是和光棍朋友们一起搓一顿，而且一定要实行AA制。为了脱离单身，人们也会举办相亲会，介绍单身男女认识。

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.

光棍节的早上，单身青年们会吃四根有条，代表11.11的四个“1”，再吃一个包子，代表11和11之间的那个点。

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 only 'one' in their heart.

很多单身朋友选择在这一天告别单身，一些人参加相亲会，一些人则在今天结婚。四个“1”不仅可以代表单身，还可以代表“唯一”，这也成了一些人的爱情告白日。