As the name suggests, Single's Day began as a day for single people; an opportunity to celebrate the singletons, or "bare sticks", symbolized by the four number ones in the date of November 11, often written as 11/11.

A great number of teenagers in Northeast China's Jilin province also joined in the celebration by singing a song named Single Love (literally a love song for single people) by Terry Lin.

On 11:11 a.m., Nov 11, all of the students aged from 15 to 19 years old from the Qinghua campus of the high school attached to Northeast Normal University crowed the corridors from to sing the song.

All of the students aged from 15 to 19 years old from the Qinghua campus of the high school attached to Northeast Normal University crowded the corridors to sing the song. [Photo/chinajilin.com.cn]

A handful of teaching staff members stood in crowd and took photos from time to time.

"The school authorities and teachers took a hands-off approach; they neither interfered in the event, nor did they sing with us," said one of the school’s former students surnamed Wang who graduated earlier this June. "Many teachers are married, so they just came along for the ride."

The choir event started on Single’s Day in 2011, as it was considered “the Single's Day of the Century” due to the abundance of ones in the date (2011/11/11).

Changchun Top Topics (Changchun Re Men), a verified blogger on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, posted a short video clip of the performance, and which lead to many people reposting or commenting.

"This is a must-do thing on Single's Day at my school," one commented.

"So many high school students celebrate Single's Day? It must be unique in the world!" another user commented.