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Elaine McCallig
Feb 22, 2022
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Photo: iSTOCK / toeytoey2530
If you look at the calendar today, you might notice something interesting - lots of twos.
That's because it's officially 'Twosday' the 22nd of February 2022.
The date of 22/2/22 is special because it’s both a palindrome and an ambigram. A palindrome is when a number or word reads the same backwards such as the date 11/11/11, and an ambigram is when a word or number reads the same upside down.
Palindromic dates fell before on 1/1/11 and 11/11/11, and there won’t be another one for over a decade. The next one will be Thursday 3/3/33, or “Threesday”.
Aside from today’s date being a fun pun, 22/2/22 can also be considered an “angel number” as the number two in numerology is linked to “energies of balance and harmony”, according to CNN.
But the special time to look out for is 22:22 tonight when both the clock and date will match.
A Twitter account that has been counting down the days to today’s date quipped: “22.02.2022 @ 22:22 is bigger than 31.12.2022 @ 00:00”.
22.02.2022 @ 22:22\n\n is bigger than \n\n31.12.2022 @ 00:00— 22-02-2022 - Twosday countdown (@22-02-2022 - Twosday countdown) 1645164288
The website linked to the account, 22-2-22.com, started the countdown as they said the world is in need of a little bit of brightness after two years of a global pandemic.
They say: “After a couple of years pain and frustration from the pandemic, the World is in hunger of joy, happiness and self care.
“For the very very few getting married - let's celebrate them. For the 0.27% of the world's population having their birthday on 22/02 - let's celebrate them.
“And for rest of us - for the more than 99% of us - let's make it a day of [cosiness].
“A day of taking care of ourselves. A day of making sure that we don't forget ourselves in the daily circus of life.
“Share with the rest of the World: What do you do to make it a good day for yourself? Yoga? Reading? See a good friend? Spending time in nature?”
To celebrate today’s special date, people have been taking to Twitter:
This Tweet Was Sent On Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 2:22 AM in Malaysia Time.pic.twitter.com/ZLBpuyfgE3— AWSY \uea00 (@AWSY \uea00) 1645467720
in Japan, the cat's meow is "nyan(ni-yan)"\nand "2" is read as "ni"\ntoday is February 22, 2022\nthat's six "nyans" in a row!\n\ntoday is "Super Cat Day" in Japan\n#EarthMixpic.twitter.com/4mWYmGdP6P— tami (@tami) 1645494295
Happy Twos-Day! \n\nDid you know? February 22, 2022 is considered as a palindrome day, where the same sequence of numbers can be read forwards and backwards. This "twos-day" is associated with the emergence of new beginnings, as we choose to embrace change in our daily livespic.twitter.com/vuJGkk9gsk— The Central Scholar (@The Central Scholar) 1645513201
One thing to have my palindrome name but a lot more bonkers to realise that today\u2019s date is not only a palindrome but also an ambigram, that reads the same from left to right, from right to left and upside down\u2026pic.twitter.com/GlmqInQHQg— Nitin Sawhney (@Nitin Sawhney) 1645512771
Happy TWOsday, everyone! \n\nFebruary 22, 2022 is a palindrome day or a date that can be read the same way backward or forward. \n\nMay this special day bring you the happiness that you deserve!pic.twitter.com/GeGtJUuMQx— Philstar.com (@Philstar.com) 1645480801
Best set an alarm to remember to look at the clock at 22:22 tonight. After all, the next Twosday is over a century away!
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