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1. The Power of a Leap Year.
January 30, 2012
’Leap Day’ is February 29, which is an extra (intercalary) day added during a Leap Year, making the year 366 days long – and not 365 days, like a common (normal) year. Nearly every 4 years is a Leap Year in our modern Gregorian calendar.
Ever since Leap Years were first introduced over 2000 years ago with the transition from the Roman calendar to the Julian calendar in 45 BCE (Before Common Era), Leap Day has been associated with age-old Leap Day traditions and folklore.
In each leap year, it adds an extra day to the calendar every four years compensates for the fact that a period of... (read more)
Author: The Watch Hut
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3. New Year's Day throughout History
March 14, 2011
The month of January is a special month as: January 1, or January the first, is of course the first day of the calendar year. This is true in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. I'm referring to the standard calendar year, in which months are ordered: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. It used to be in history that the first day of a medieval Julian new year was a day other than January 1. January 1st was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1440 and 1610. A... (read more)
Author: Emery Joseph
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