It’s a Leap year!GO-DISPLAYS

Lets have some leap year fun!

Did you know?

You do now!!!

So why does our calendar only sometimes features the 29th of February?

29th Feb

Leap Years always seem to creep up on us and there is actually some maths behind why our calendar only sometimes features the 29th of February.

For a bit of context, our current

calendar system was established

back in the sixteenth century.

Conceptualised by Pope Gregory

XIII in 1582, the consequently

named Gregorian calendar sought

to correct the previous system

which was gradually desynchronising with the seasons.

Julius Caesar was the first to

introduce the leap year over 2000

years ago as a remedy for the 365

day year, which has never quite

been perfect.

All the confusion boils down to the

earth’s rotation in relation to the

sun as well the fact that the earth

spins on an axis. If the earth rotated

at the exact same angle, there

would be no seasons and instead

just a consistent climate in different

parts of the world. If we had

continued with Julius Caesar’s

version of the calendar, the dates

would gradually desynchronise

meaning we could be having winter

weather in July (although it

technically could still happen…).

Henceforth came the leap year,

designed to add an additional day

for every year which can be divided

evenly by four with the exception of

centuries.

Other things that leap!

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Boing..boing..

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…boing

There is a chance you know someone born on a Leap DayIf you know someone born on the 29th February then it is worth noting that there is a one in 1,461 chance of being born on a leap day.

Those who are born on the leap day are affectionately known as ‘Leaplings’ or ‘Leapers’

Enjoy “Myday”

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