Leap Day

[Teeliumtrozzle]

What is a good way to celebrate Leap Day? I think it chould be a Holy Day of Obligation because it is an extra day which God has made for us.It seems kind of mystical and like a day when miracles could happen. So what is a good way to celebrate?

Also, how has God changed your life since last Leap Day? He has made mine a LOT better because I have tried to serve him better.I am very excited about Leap Day and have even written a hymn about it.Has anyone else written a hymn about it?

 

[Joannm]

Leap Day is my brother-in-law’s birthday…so we will be celebrating that since it doesn’t happen every year.

 

[Tietjen]

Leap Day is my brother-in-law’s birthday…so we will be celebrating that since it doesn’t happen every year.

How sad… Only gets to celebrate a birthday once every 4 years. On the bright side though, he’ll stay young 4x as long as I will.

For me, that extra day this month has made it so I get 3 paychecks in February and 3 paychecks in one month is always a good thing . God bless.

 

[Eris]

It’s my birthday as well. I don’t think I’d like it to be a Holy Day of Obligation, tho’. That’s just too freaky!

Eris

 

[diggnitty]

Except it being your birthday or some other special occasion, why would anyone LOVE leap day? That’s weird to me:shrug:

 

[JimR-OCDS]

History of Leap Year,

Take the leap

‘Extra’ 24 hours a chance for choices

By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Astronomer Jim J. Zebrowski of Anna Maria College says taking a few minutes to look skyward might enhance your “extra” day.​

If you don’t schedule your time, someone else will. So take advantage of this. It could be a free day in life.

Norman P. Tonelli,
WEST BROOKFIELD COUNSELING CENTER

LEAP DAY FACTS
Happy Bisextus!

When did leap year originate?
The Gregorian calendar is closely based on the Julian calendar, which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C. The Julian calendar featured a 12-month, 365-day year, with an extra day inserted every fourth year at the end of February to make an average year of 365.25 days. But because the length of the solar year is actually 365.242216 days, the Julian year was too long by .0078 days (11 minutes 14 seconds). This may not seem like a lot, but over the course of centuries it added up, until in the 16th century, the vernal equinox was falling around March 11 instead of March 21. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII adjusted the calendar by moving the date ahead by 11 days and by instituting the exception to the rule for leap years. This new rule, whereby a century year is a leap year only if divisible by 400, is the sole feature that distinguishes the Gregorian calendar from the Julian calendar. Following the Gregorian reform, the average length of the year was 365.2425 days, an even closer approximation to the solar year. At this rate, it will take more than 3,000 years for the Gregorian calendar to gain one extra day in error.
What are the rules for determining a leap year?
Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are leap years. Exception: Century years are not leap years unless they can be evenly divided by 400. Thus 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but 1600, 2000, and 2400 are leap years.

telegram.com/article/20080229/NEWS/802290649/1116

Jim

 

[diggnitty]

So does that mean this year has 366 days in it? That sounds weird to me.

 

[SacredHeartFan]

Except it being your birthday or some other special occasion, why would anyone LOVE leap day? That’s weird to me:shrug:

I think it’s cool to live on a day that only happens once every four years!

 

[Little_Mary]

So does that mean this year has 366 days in it? That sounds weird to me.

Yeah, that’ s true…366 days! I think that means the day should be a day off. Otherwise, 24/7/365 isn’t accurate in leap years!!