On social media, the 22nd of February 2022 is being hailed as “Twosday” because of its significance. When written in the DD/MM/YYYY format, the date becomes a palindrome. The occurrence of a palindromic date is exceedingly rare in the coming year, making people appreciate the day all the more.
It was 11/11/11 when this last happened, and it will be 03/02/2030 when another one happens to follow, i.e., 02/02/2030. A palindrome date happened earlier on February 2. There has not yet been as much buzz surrounding these dates as there is about this week’s Tuesday.
Twitter trending on Tuesday: Why the day is significant
On February 22, 2022, there will also be a Tuesday, and most of the numbers will include twos. Despite being a palindrome, the date would still have the same meaning when read backward. In addition, this date is an ambigram, which describes a vision in which the interpretation would be the same if it were upside down.
It will reportedly take around four centuries for a similar rare occasion to occur since the date is both an ambigram and a palindrome. A similar event will occur on a Tuesday in 2422, according to the National Weather Service.
Twosday’s online reaction
Several memes have come out of the special date, demonstrating its signific ance. Countdowns to this date have been tracked on Twitter since 2019. As well as a live countdown to Tuesday, the page has an official website.
The official countdown of official countdown shows that this date will be celebrated at 10:22 pm, rather than midnight, like other important dates.
One user said, “There will never be a day like 2today on this Feb 22nd, 2022.”
Another user said that on a calendar date, we will only see six 2s together once in a lifetime. Tuesday won’t happen again for 400 years.
A confetti drop from the top of Google’s website page with the message “Happy Twosday 2You!” also marked the occasion.
On the leap year of 2092, or February 29, 2092, the next palindromic day will be a Friday.