National Twin Day was Dec. 18

Last August, my twin sister and I had the opportunity to attend an unusual festival – the Twins Days Festival. As you can probably guess, this festival is specifically for twins (or triplets, quadruplets, etc.). Taking place in Twinsburg, Ohio, the festival lasts around three days and brings in over 1,000 attendees.

Twinsburg was founded in 1817, but was originally called Millsville. In 1819, identical twins Moses and Aaron Wilcox purchased 4,000 acres of land and renamed the town Twinsburg.

Since 1976, the town has offered a three day festival called Twins Days every year, and invites twins,...