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Couples attend a group wedding ceremony at a marriage registry in Donghai in China's eastern Jiangsu province on February 22, 2022, a palindrome day written as "22-2-22".
The so-called auspicious date saw many couples flocking to wedding registries across China to tie the knot.STR/AFP via Getty Images
  • On February 22, 2022, thousands of couples in China went to register for a marriage.

  • In the Chinese language, love and two are similar.

  • The 22nd day of the first month of the lunar calendar added to its appeal.

Thousands of people in China rushed to marry on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, taking advantage of what they believed to be a good day for love.

The date was popular for many reasons. The Chinese words for "two" and "love" are similar, which made many believe the date to be lucky for love.

The date is the 22nd day of the first month of the lunar calendar and it falls on a Tuesday, making it a day full of twos.

The day-month-year format of the date is a palindrome, meaning it reads the same way forwards and backwards.

4,745 couples in Beijing booked slots to register their marriages on the day. The number of couples requesting timeslots on February 14th was twice as many as the previous year.

The Civil Affairs Bureau extended their hours and canceled lunch breaks on Tuesday to cope with the surge.

We would like to remind the public that it is better to stay away from each other. A civil affairs official in Beijing said that if you love each other, every day is a good day.

The number of couples choosing February 22 for their wedding was three times higher in other major cities. The Global Times reported that marriage registries in smaller cities were fully booked on the date.

In other parts of Asia, the trend was the same. In Singapore, where the majority of the population is Chinese, more than 500 couples tied the knot on February 22.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the date appealed to couples looking to get married in Las Vegas, with some citing the rarity of the number as a sign.

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