Leap Year

Leap into the year! 🌟 What exactly makes a year a 'leap year'?

• A magical year that stretches to 366 days instead of the usual 365. ✨

• A rare event that happens every 5 years, adding excitement to our calendars. 📅

• A special year that is evenly divisible by 4, except for those tricky centuries not divisible by 400. 🤓

• A year where February decides to stick around for a 29th day. 📆

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How often do leap years occur?

• Every 6 years, except for years divisible by 150 but not by 300.

• Every 5 years, except for years divisible by 200 but not by 400.

• Every 4 years, except for years divisible by 100 but not by 400.

• Every 3 years, except for years divisible by 50 but not by 100.

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Why do we have leap years?

• To celebrate the Earth's rotation

• To confuse people

• To keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the Sun.

• To honor a historical event

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Jump back in time! Which ancient calendar system took a giant leap forward by introducing leap years?

• Mayan calendar

• Julian calendar

• Gregorian calendar

• Chinese calendar

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In the Gregorian calendar, how many days are in a leap year?

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Why do we sneak in an extra day every four years?

• Just for the giggles!

• To throw a worldwide surprise party!

• To keep our calendars in sync with Earth's glamorous journey around the Sun.

• Because we love longer years!

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Jump back in time! What epic event led to the birth of leap years?

• Discovery of a new planet

• Synchronization of the calendar year with the astronomical year

• Invention of the Gregorian calendar

• Introduction of daylight saving time

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Guess what? February 29th isn't just any ordinary day! Can you tell why it's super special in a leap year?

• It's the official day for a worldwide tree-planting fiesta!

• This extra day is our clever way to keep our calendars in sync with Earth's glamorous orbit around the sun.

• On this day, we all get to time travel as time moves backwards. How cool is that?

• It's the global party day to celebrate the genius who came up with leap years!

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Did you know? Leap years play a superhero role in keeping our calendars in check and ensuring seasonal events like your favorite summer beach party happen around the same time every year!

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• Leap years cause seasonal events to

• Leap years delay the occurrence of

• Leap years have no impact on the ti

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