Social media frenzy as 2.22.22 marks once in a lifetime milestone ‘Twosday’ – and it won’t happen again for 400 years
IT'S not often the date is such a hot topic of conversation, but today's neat numerical order has sparked a social media frenzy.
The world awoke this morning on February 22, 2022, to a slew of repeating numbers, marking a once-in-a-lifetime milestone.
The stars have truly aligned for the mirrored date - reading 2/22/22 or 22/02/2022 in the UK format - as it extraordinarily falls on a Tuesday, seeing excited astrology fans dub it "Twosday".
The unique set of digits is a palindrome, meaning it reads the same forwards as it does backward.
And to add to the hype, today is also an ambigram.
This means that if you arrange the digits of the date in vertical order, it would read the same upside down as well.
The satisfying succession of number twos falling on a Tuesday won't occur for another 400 years, making the occasion all the more special.
The recurrent sequence of the number two is also regarded as an angel number in numerology, where repeating numbers are believed to possess a spiritual meaning.
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Social media users have encouraged one another to yield the power of Twosday to manifest their dreams and communicate with the universe.
The synchronicity of today's date supposedly summons union and harmony, as it is the "purest representation of duality."
Palindrome dates such as today are considered lucky, due to their unique symmetry and mathematical rarity.
Others regard today as a mirror date and believe anything you do and how you behave will be reflected back to you.
Twosday also marks the end of the 222 sequence for this century, which started back in 2000.
The next time a uniform of two's will appear in such an order is centuries away - meaning future generations will reap the benefits of the repeated angel number.
The next time Twosday will grace calendars is a whopping 400 years away, in 2422.
Although its a long way off, we have already been lucky enough to experience similar patterns.
This century there have been 11 other months with similar patterns, such as 02/02/02 and 12/12/12.
Over a decade ago the world welcomed "Onesday" on January 11, 2011, where numerologists celebrated the row of number ones.
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"Threesday" will then grace us in 11 years on 3/3/33, followed by "Foursday" on 4/4/44 another 11 years after that.
Aziz Inan, professor in electrical engineering at the University of Portland in Oregon, believes these unique dates have a "magical power in terms of getting people's attention".
He told: "I enjoy when I get somebody's attention to this, especially some kid or college student, and it makes me feel happy that I did something good in the long term to tap into their curiosity."
Thousands of numerology fans have taken advantage of the supposedly lucky date todday, with many tying the knot in hopes of securing a successful marriage.
In Sacramento, California, 222 couples will be wed in a ceremony that starts at 2pm and conclude at precisely 2.22pm.
And in Singapore, 483 couples are set to marry on February 22, according to the South China Morning Post.
Search engine Google have even got in on the action, by deploying an eruption of confetti and a spate of twos on your screen for those looking up the date.
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Rapper Kanye West - now known as Ye - is also taking advantage of the lucky date, by releasing the second installment of his Donda album today.
It also marks National Margarita Day in the US, so there are ample ways to celebrate this once in a lifetime event.