Happy Leap Day

Posted Feb 29, 2008 @ 1:50 pm, Viewed by 205 Visitors, Read 206 Times.

Leap day (February 29) is an intercalary day inserted in a leap year. Leap day has been associated with age-old traditions, superstitions and folklore. It is also recognized as a day of observances and celebrated as a birthday for those born on February 29.

Leap day, also known as leap year day, is an extra day added to the month of February in a leap year. February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian calendar. It occurs every four years in years evenly divisible by four except for centenary years not divisible by 400.
A leap day is more likely to occur on Mondays or Wednesdays rather than other days because the Gregorian calendar repeats itself every 400 years. Therefore February 29 can occur 15 times on a Monday or Wednesday, 14 times on a Friday or Saturday and 13 times on a Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday. The next time leap year will fall on a Friday is going to be in the year 2036.
Each week I write the local real estate column at Rocklin & Roseville Today, check out the column I published yesterday, Apple or Orange?
Have a great leap day and a safe weekend! 
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