Twosday | |
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Type | Secular |
Significance | Palindromic and ambigramic Gregorian calendar date marked by exclusivity or prevalence of digit 2; fad |
Celebrations | Mass weddings, time capsules, sales promotions |
Date | February 22, 2022 |
Frequency | Every 400 years |
Twosday is the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and an unofficial one-time secular observance held on that day, characterized as a fad.[1][2] The name is a portmanteau of two and Tuesday, deriving from the fact that the digits of the date form a numeral palindrome marked by exclusivity or prevalence of the digit 2—when written in different numerical date formats, such as: 22/02/2022,[a] 22/2/22 and 2/22/22.[b][c][4][5] It is also an ambigram.[6][d] According to University of Portland professor Aziz Inan, the palindrome is one of the "ubiquitous palindromes", as it retains its defining characteristics globally, despite the differences in national date formats.[7] In countries that apply the ISO 8601 international standard for the calendar, there is an additional congruence inasmuch as Tuesday is the second day of the week under this scheme.[8]
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