It doesn’t take the Earth exactly 365 days to orbit the sun … the average year takes 365.2422 days … so calendars occasionally to add an extra day to keep things in synch … the 29the of February … an extra day to study Black history.
The rule is for adding this day, leap date: if the year is divisible by 4, add it … unless divisible by 100, don’t add it. Not done yet … if year is divisible by 400 … like 2000 … ignore the 100 rule and add it.
Clear as mud? And for those born on this adjustment (leap) day, make up your own birthday celebration rule!
STAND UP FOR LEAP DAY!
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