Twinsburg, United States: Something was in the air in this small Ohio town founded by identical twins 200 years ago: on Saturday, endless sets of twins made the singly born feel out of place.
Though the Twins Days Festival is open to all those of multiple birth, its essence is a celebration of what it means to be twins, identical or fraternal.
Organizers invited people taking part to dress in costume representing a country from which their family heralded, and most participants played along.
"Being twins, it's actually really awesome because you're automatically born with a best friend that you get to experience everything growing up together with. And nobody gets you like your twin," Carolyn Barrington said.
Some twins tend to grumble about not having a birthday where the focus is all on them.
But then they often say, the family and social pluses make up for any little inconvenience. They don't usually get lonely, many say. After all, they didn't even get their own womb.
"It happens quite often - even with our parents when they were alive," identical Jon Anderson told AFP.
"One time, I had to show her my driver's license because she didn't believe me," he laughed.
For at least a day, here, nobody was the odd one out.
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Though the Twins Days Festival is open to all those of multiple birth, its essence is a celebration of what it means to be twins, identical or fraternal.
Organizers invited people taking part to dress in costume representing a country from which their family heralded, and most participants played along.
Joyce Davis, left is photographed with her twin sister June, 89 (AFP)
"Being twins, it's actually really awesome because you're automatically born with a best friend that you get to experience everything growing up together with. And nobody gets you like your twin," Carolyn Barrington said.
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Noah and Owen Jury are 20-months-old twins from Cleveland, Ohio (AFP)
Some twins tend to grumble about not having a birthday where the focus is all on them.
But then they often say, the family and social pluses make up for any little inconvenience. They don't usually get lonely, many say. After all, they didn't even get their own womb.
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"It happens quite often - even with our parents when they were alive," identical Jon Anderson told AFP.
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"One time, I had to show her my driver's license because she didn't believe me," he laughed.
Dalton and Daniel McGaugh at the 42nd annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio (AFP)
For at least a day, here, nobody was the odd one out.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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