In the eyes of many people, being single always seems to be bad, and if you are still single at a certain age, life seems to be starting to become difficult. In fact, many people are in good mood, , but what you don’t want the least is to be reminded by relatives at every family gathering that you are alone!
There are various reasons why people are single. Some people may see through their emotions, or focus on themselves and actively choose to be single, while others may be passively single due to busy work and small circles. Everyone hopes to meet their partner who is in line with their soul at the right age, but in fact this is not easy. It often depends on fate or luck.
When you reach a certain age and are single, no matter where you are in the world, you have to face some harsh remarks. In addition, some countries have interesting and unique traditions, bringing profound and exciting reminders to singles in various strange ways!
1. Denmark
In Denmark, if you are still not married at the age of 25, you will be tied to a chair or tree, lamppost, etc. by your friends, and then they will sprinkle a lot of cinnamon powder on you. Sometimes the scene will make people unbearable to look at it.
This tradition can be traced back to the 16th century, when Danish spice merchants invested so much time in their business that they forgot to find themselves a bride. Since then, young unmarried people have been teased with cinnamon, reminding them that they should find a life partner as soon as possible.
2.German
Germany has many traditions for singles, including " Singles Festival " (Schachtelfest), a festival specially set up for all single women who are nearly 25 years old. The word "Schachtelfest" or "alte Schachtel" literally means "old box", so, congratulations ladies, you are an old box now!
On this day, your friends will collect all kinds of boxes, such as shoe boxes, etc., and then the night before your birthday, they will block your front door with all the boxes. This somewhat strange tradition started randomly, just for fun.
There is also a tradition in Germany that if you are a 30-year-old unmarried woman, you should use a toothbrush to clean your friend’s door handles, if you are a 30-year-old unmarried man, all you have to do is sweep the stairs, and you can get rid of these trivia by kissing the opposite sex.
3. French
French traditional St. Catherine's Day is more friendly to single women aged 25, and a grand celebration will be held on November 25. However, before you start your crazy, fun celebrations, ladies should pray on their birthday: "Donnez-moi, Seigneur, un mari de bon lieu! Qu’il soit doux, opulent, libéral et agréable!" translated it as "Lord, give me a good husband. Let him be gentle, rich, generous, and likable!"
After this humorous prayer, you can send other singles a postcard of encouragement to other singles ! But that's not all - friends will make you a crazy hat, which is said to match your personality. Then you can join the parade where you show off your fancy hats with your friends!
4. Austrian
Austrian Zwangspoltern tradition is for all 30-year-old unmarried Austrians: your friends will surprise you, usually at work, prepare a special set of clothes for your special day. Then you have to put on your clothes, don’t ask any questions, randomly sell items to strangers, including alcohol or lollipops, and then you spend all the money you earn on buying alcohol for you and your friends that night. 5. China Although this is not a specific tradition, many places should have blind date markets, such as Shanghai People's Park, where blind dates are held every weekend.Parents of older young people who are not married will flock to these markets, hoping to find a suitable partner for their children, and everyone should be very familiar with this. 6. Malaysia In Malaysia, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, single ladies will be encouraged to write their phone numbers on oranges and then throw the oranges into the nearest river, hoping that their dream lovers will pick up their oranges and call them. However, fruit vendors often collect these oranges that are considered lucky fruits and resell them on the market, even the phone number is still on it. 7. Armenian In fact, no matter what traditions and customs are, I hope that single people will find their partner as soon as possible and live a happy life! What do you think about being single? Welcome to share your views! ——THE END—— If you like it, don’t forget to like and forward it! (Follow me @ related to existence, share novel and interesting things every day!)
In Armenia, if you are single, you should eat a piece of salty bread, which is said to make you dream of your future partner. But you have to do this on the day of St. Sakis, a day to celebrate the patron saint of love and youth. The bread must also be baked by your grandmother or a happy middle-aged woman.
