Togetherness, discord, twins – no one can avoid the number 2. Especially not in February 2022 with its Schnapszahl days.
Mathematically
Two is the smallest of the prime numbers, so it can only be divided by one and itself. There is no other even prime number besides it. She is also the only one directly followed by another (the three).
vivid
The representation of the number “2” commonly used today probably developed from corresponding characters from the Indo-Arabic region. Other number systems depict the digit with two parallel lines – be it horizontal as in Chinese or vertical as in ancient Rome.
Sociable
At the beginning of the 16th century, the polymath Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim described two as “the number of Christian love and mutual affection, of marriage and social life”. The justifications given are still understandable today: “Woe to him who is alone; if he falls, there is no one else to help him up,” says his writing “De occulta philosophia”. And particularly vividly: “When two people lie together, they warm up; how can one person get warm?”
In love
Two who love each other. Two who want to go through life as a couple. When this togetherness officially becomes a marriage in front of a registrar, it is a day to remember. It’s good if the date is still remembered decades later. So: a tag with as few different digits as possible. In 2022, February is the ideal month, the second month of the year. And if it worked out with the wedding ceremony on the 2nd or it is planned for the 22nd – then the wedding day is guaranteed not to be forgotten.
Originally
The Mesopotamia around the Euphrates and Tigris rivers is considered the cradle of western civilization. Cities were founded here, temples were built and scriptures were developed more than 6000 years ago. Basic techniques such as the wheel and metalworking are said to have found their way to Europe from Mesopotamia – i.e. the area of today’s Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
Mythical
In the creation stories of many peoples there are two who stand as men or gods at the beginning of all things. Whether it’s Adam and Eve from the Judeo-Christian Bible, the Japanese god couple Izanagi and Izanami, or Mother Earth and Father Sky as understood by Native Americans or New Zealand Maori – it often takes two to get things moving.
discordant
Two people don’t always pull together. Quarrels and quarrels among brothers – this motif is widespread in literature and mythology. In the Old Testament of the Bible, envy and resentment cause Cain to kill his brother Abel. Even the mythical founding fathers of the city of Rome found no common ground: Remus is killed by his twin brother Romulus.
Backward
“22.02.2022” – that reads exactly the same from the front as from the back. Experts speak of a calendar palindrome. If you take the format “DD.MM.YYYY” as a basis, which is common in Europe, there are a total of 29 of these palindrome days in the 21st century – the last was on February 12th, 2021, i.e. almost a year ago. You have to wait longer for the next one: it won’t be until February 3rd, 2030.
Many weddings on 22.2.
“Yes, I want” – these words will be heard more often this year in the wedding halls of Upper Austria’s registry offices than is usually the case in February. The reason for this is February 2nd, 2022 and February 22nd, 2022. This year, too, these Schnapszahl dates have a downright magical attraction on bridal couples. In many registry offices, these special wedding anniversaries have been fully booked for almost two years – even though February 2nd was a Wednesday and February 22nd falls on a Tuesday.
Source: Nachrichten
