What is the difference between Singles’ Day and Valentine’s Day?

The biggest difference between Singles’ Day and Valentine’s Day is that Valentine’s Day is a formal holiday recognized by many countries, while Singles’ Day is an informal holiday with a playful nature.

In ancient Rome, the lives of young people and girls were strictly separated. However, during the Lupasara festival, young men can choose the name of their beloved girl to be engraved on the vase. In this way, during the festival, the young man can dance with the girl of his choice to celebrate the festival.

If the selected girl is also interested in the boy, they can continue to match, and eventually they will fall in love and get married in the church together. For this reason, later generations designated February 14th as Valentine's Day every year.

There are many theories about the origin of Singles Day. The most widely accepted one is that it originated in 1993 when four senior students in the dormitory of Nanjing University held a "bed talk" every night. ”, the topic of the lying talk for a period of time was how to get rid of the bachelor state.

Wo Tanzhong came up with the idea of ??organizing activities based on the upcoming November 11th as "Singles' Day". Since then, Singles' Day has gradually developed into a campus fun culture in Nanjing universities and even universities around the world. .