A leapyear is when an extra day is added onto the end of febuary.So leap seconds - and leapyears are added as means of keeping our clocks (and calenders) in sync with the earth and it’s sesons.
Under his predecessor Julius Caesar feb had 30 days and the month named after him. July had 31 August had only 29 days.The year 2000 was a leap year but the years 1700,1800 and 1900 were not.
Usually there is a leap year every four years but once in a long while a leap year has to be skipped (this is because the earth’s orbit is 365,242 days a bit less than 365 so thats only like ¼ of those days.)
Winnipeg february 29 comes around once every four years so whether it’s your birthday,anniversary or your needing that extra day to get ahead of you're chores it’s time to celebrate leap day.
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