Today is a special day.
We're in for a once-in-a-four yearLeap day
February 29th
Today is a once-in-a-four year!
The entry is on the hot search today.
The next February 29 will be 2028!
Origin of February 29
February 29 is a day that humanity has to make up for the little more days in a year than 365 days.
The interval between one rotation of the Earth around the Sun is aboutdays, while the Gregorian calendar we adopt has only 365 days in a normal year, that is,Every 4 years, there is almost an extra day on the calendar。To account for this remainder, an additional one is added every 4 yearsLeap day— February 29. In this way, there are 366 days in a year, which is a leap year.
This was done for the first time in the Julian calendar established by the ancient Romans in 46 BC. However, this is still an error over the actual length of the solar year. So after 1582, the rules of the calendar were laid downThree leap days are also abolished every 400 yearsThis is the Gregorian calendar, which is now used all over the world.
The leap years between 1950 and 2050 are as follows
If the age is accumulated by one birthday, a person born on February 29 will be 80 years old when he or she is "20 years old" (that is, his or her 20th birthday). Then there is no doubt that people born on February 29 are much "younger" than others.
Netizens are hotly discussed
Some netizens said:It's probably like a football fan looking forward to the World CupSports fans wait for the Olympics!
Some netizens said with heartache: The biggest problem with the birthday on February 29,It is a lot of "birthday benefits" and"Birthday benefits" are not available. What a loss!
Some netizens laughed:Birthdays are celebrated once every four yearsIs it possible to be four years older than one year? 
How do people celebrate their birthdays on February 29th?
The first reaction of a worker.
Got an extra day of work this month? 
2024 has passed 1 6 remember the wish you made at the beginning of the year? Fuel yourself up!
Life is long and short, every day is a limited edition to grasp the spring and work hard!
*: Pearl River Times, People's Daily Online, Xi'an Popular Science, Hubei Economic Television, etc.
Editor: Lei Bin.