Today is 5.20, May the 20th. It may seem like a normal day for you, but for others, especially in China, today is a very special day! It's a day of love. They celebrate love on this day! For the Chinese, today is like a Valentine's day. During this lovely day, couples go on a date or spend time together. For those who are single, it's a perfect time for them to be brave and show their love to their main crush!
Talking about this special event, you may wonder why it occurs on this day and not another one in chinese. The answer is quite simple. It's all about the sounds. When yiu write May 20th in numbers, it's written 5.20. When you pronounce the numbers 5. 2. 0 in Chinese, 五二零 （wu er ling) they sound very close to the words 我爱你 (wo ai ni) . They don't sound exactly the same, but they sound quite similar. The Chinese love plays on homophonic words and numbers with hidden meanings.
520 originally started as a slang word used by the Chinese online as a shortcut to say I Love You in Chinese, like ILY in English. It then came to be associated with the date May 20th (5.20), which therefore became a very romantic day!
Tomorrow is 520, hope you all have a nice day.
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