nPostednMay 10, 2015
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Innthe U.S., today is 5-10-2015.
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nTakenout the date-dividers, and it’s 5102015.
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nReadnthis number backwards, and it’s 5102015.
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nInnother words, exactly the same!
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nPalindromesnare words or numbers that read the same backwards and forwards. Everyntime the numeric form of a date is a palindrome, we declare itnPalindrome Day!
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nWendon’t get to celebrate Palindrome Day all that often. Pretty muchnjust once a year.
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nHerenare a list of the next few:
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nJunen 10, 2016 6-10-2016
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nJulyn 10, 2017 7-10-2017
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nAugustn 10, 2018 8-10-2018
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nSeptembern 10, 2019 9-10-2019
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nFebruaryn 2, 2020 02-02-2020
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nJanuaryn 20, 2021 1-20-2021
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nDecembern 2, 2021 12-02-2021
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nHowever,nmost European countries write the day first, then the month and thenyear. So they have different Palindrome Days:
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n5n October 2015 5-10-2015
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n6n October 2016 6-10-2016
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n7n October 2017 7-10-2017
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n 2n February 2020 02-02-2020
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n 12n February 2021 12-02-2021
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nOnenPalindrome Day is on both lists. Can you spot it?
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Palindromesnare usually words such as Dad,nmadam,nor racecar.nRemember, the definition of a palindrome is that it is read the samenbackwards or forwards. Some people enjoy creating palindromes thatnare phrases or entire sentences. The longer they are, the silliernthey tend to be. For example:
Palindromesnare usually words such as Dad,nmadam,nor racecar.nRemember, the definition of a palindrome is that it is read the samenbackwards or forwards. Some people enjoy creating palindromes thatnare phrases or entire sentences. The longer they are, the silliernthey tend to be. For example:n
n Eva,ncan I stab bats in a cave? Wasnit a car or a cat I saw?
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nSomenare just really good advice:
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nSomenpeople even have palindromic names. A Japanese novelist and manganwriter, Nisio Isin, often writes his name in a way to emphasize thatnit is an palindrome:
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nHerenare a lot more palindromes, and here are some links for morenpalindrome activities – including palindrome word squares!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMother’snDay
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nNational Miniature Gold Day n
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nWindmillnDay
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Anniversarynof Supreme Court ruling: tomatoes are not fruit
Anniversarynof Supreme Court ruling: tomatoes are not fruitn
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nAstronomernCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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