TODAY'S date is a palindrome – as it reads the same forwards as it does backwards.
But not only days can be palindromes as words like “civic”, “racecar” and “kayak” are also.
What is a palindrome?
A palindrome is when a word, date or phrase reads exactly the same forwards as it does backwards.
For example, the name “Hannah” reads the same when in reverse.
Some phrases can also make palindromes, like: "Was it a rat I saw?"
Today’s date, 2 February 2022, is a palindrome when written as 02/02/2022.
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The longest palindromic word in the Oxford English Dictionary is “tattarrattat”, which was written by James Joyce in his 1922 book Ulysses, and imitated the sound of someone knocking on a door.
Palindromic words
Most palindromes are everyday words:
- Civic
- Kayak
- Level
- Minim
- Radar
- Rotator
- Solos
- Stats
- Tenet
What are the dates?
There are 60 palindromic dates in this millennium for the UK.
The first was on 10 February 2001, written as 10/02/2001, and the last will be on 29 December 2192, written as 29/12/2192.
It’s rare that a date is palindromic in both the UK and the US.
The next time this happens will be on 3 March 3030.
But in just the UK here are the next palindrome dates –
- 22/02/2022
- 03/02/2030
- 13/02/2031
- 23/02/2040
- 14/02/2041
- 24/02/2051
What does it mean?
The word comes from the Greek word "palin", which means "again", and "dromos", which means "direction".
People have been celebrating the unique day across social media.
On Twitter, “#PalindromeDay” is trending in the UK, with over 13,000 tweets referencing it.
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