What’s special about tomorrow, 22.02.2022 or 22.2.22

Otepoti - Since the date coincidentally falls on a Tuesday, some people are calling tomorrow Twosday.

Because it can be read the same backward or forward, the date is considered a palindromic number.

It could be the first of the last three 222 days of the century. In the United States, and other  countries, they list the month first to it reads 2.22.22. We would love to hear Richie Benaud say that.

Last year contained a total of 22 palindrome dates, including January 20. The next one will be on 1-20-3021, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.

It joined a run of nine other palindrome dates in January 2021. In fact, the world saw 10 days of five-digit palindromes in a row: 1-20-21, 1-21-21, 1-22-21, 1-23-21, 1-24-21, 1-25-21, 1-26-21, 1-27-21, 1-28-21 and 1-29-21

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, some cultures believe palindrome dates are lucky. That’s why many couples choose them for their wedding celebrations.

In Las Vegas, a particularly popular spot for nuptials, wedding ceremonies have always proven popular on palindrome dates.

Nearly 2700 couples at Vegas tied the knot on 10/10/10; over 1,800 married on 12/12/12, and 3,125 got hitched on 11/11/11.

Topping the list as the most popular date in Vegas so far was 7/7/07, when 4492 marriages were held.  The second most popular Vegas wedding date of all time was 11/11/11, when 3125 couples were married in the county.

So if 2/22/22 doesn’t float couples’ boat, there is could also wait for 3/3/33, but that is 11 years away, and Threesday just doesn’t have the same ring to it.