In China, this special day is in celebration or in memory of bachelorhood. It has its origin in the fact that the date itself contains four Arabic numbers referring to the identical figure 1, which bear resemblance to 4 smooth sticks, while the "smooth stick" in the Chinese way of saying is a symbol of being single, so Bachelors' Day is an alien festival for singles, and this day is dubbed as Bachelors' Day.