A
Nationwide
Bachelor’s
Party
12 November
2006
November
11 (11-11) is China’s Bachelor’s Day
(GuangGunJie 光棍节),
and bachelors once again make sure that
on this day their presence be felt and
voice be heard all over the country.
In
the beginning it might just mean to be a
self-mockery about being left alone in
the climate of widespread campus love
affairs. But in recent couple of years,
it has evolved into a nationwide
carnival, celebrating the youth and
freedom while looking for the
opportunities to tie the knot.
And
the BD (or GGJ) has now got what it takes
to be a true festival.
It
has its brand image: 4 frying sticks (油条)
and a bun (包子).
11-11 (November 11)
It
has its activity format: If outdoor, then
picnic or barbecue, complete with a
kindergarten-style playground game
"hawk catching chicks"; If
indoor, then mask dance or Karaoke,
yelling out the theme song "Happy
Bachelor".
It
has its theme slogan: Let every bachelor
find his lover! (让光棍节成为情人节！)
It
has its social impact: It is reported
that on November 11 more people got
married than any other day since the
National Day, October 1.
It
has its commercial appeals: Breakfast
stores around the university campus
prepared Bachelor’s Day breakfast
special: four frying sticks and a frying
egg, all just for 5 yuans.
A
study released by yingcaiwang shows that
the single population has grown rapidly
in recent years. In IT industry it is
said that one in every four is
unattached. Of the singles, according to
the study, only a little more than 4
percent are out of their own choice.
Which means the majority are in fact
reluctant singles, either due to economic
constrains or as the result of demanding
career commitments.
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