Today is Leap Day. People born on February 29th are referred to as Leapers or Leaplings. So how do they celebrate their birthdays on the “off” years? Some chose February 28 or they chose March 1. Real Leapers merely celebrate on the 29th every four years. I’d love to have been born on the 29th. I’d just barely be a teenager today!
What is a Leap Year anyway? According to www.timeanddate.com Leap Years are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242199 days (a tropical year) to circle once around the Sun. If we didn't add a day on February 29 nearly every 4 years, we would lose almost six hours every year. After only 100 years, our calendar would be off by approximately 24 days. Now, aren’t you glad you asked!
Happy Birthday, Leapers and Leaplings!
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