It has been four years since Feb. 29 has been on our calendars. Leap day is one many people know of but very few know the reason we have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since man\u2019s first attempt to make a calendar that represents the time it takes for the earth to circle the sun, calculating the exact formula has proven difficult. Many calendars were made modifying leap days and leap years before 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian Calendar \u2014 a calendar we still use to this day \u2014 that gives the world a formula that maximizes our time in the year, allowing days and months to stay in step with the seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along with the special origin of leap year, having a birthday on Feb. 29 is unique. Freshman Joshua Wesley said having a birthday on leap day is a special and rare thing in which he finds enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s funny to tell people that I\u2019m 5 or 4 and a half [years old],\u201d said Wesley. \u201cThey\u2019re like, \u2018What? 4 and a half?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being born on a leap day means one only has their birthday once every four years, which isn\u2019t a bad thing in University Communications & Marketing assistant director Tom Buterbaugh\u2019s opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good,\u201d Buterbaugh said. \u201cYou don\u2019t get old.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because leap day babies only have birthdays every four years, they have the freedom to celebrate it on either March 1 or Feb. 28. In junior Nora Roberts\u2019 case, she sometimes chooses any day of the year to be her birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTwo years [ago], I had my birthday on just a random day because I didn\u2019t have an actual birthday that year, so I was just like, \u2018Well, who\u2019s stopping me?\u2019\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, why should you care about this holiday? Because with it being carefully placed every four years, you don\u2019t lose time. February gets to be longer, and if you are like Roberts, Wesley or Buterbaugh, you get to stay young forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you have to wait four more years to celebrate leap year, take some time this Feb. 29 to enjoy the unique day and make a joke about your friend only being 5 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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