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1. www.npr.org › 2024/02/26 › 1232986212How does leap day work? Your every-four-years refresher : NPR

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   Feb 26, 2024 · Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

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   Feb 28, 2024 · By choice or fate, people who celebrate life’s milestones on the leap day say the unique anniversary offers perspective on the past and present. (Feb. 28) (AP video: Mark Vancleave)

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   When is leap day?

   • Leap Day only happens about once every 1,461 days, so it's pretty rare to have Feb. 29 as one's birthday. When do Leap Day babies traditionally celebrate in non-Leap Years? Usually, they choose to celebrate either on Feb. 28 or March 1, or at the stroke of midnight between the two.

   Leap Day is this Thursday. Here's why we do it, and how to celebrate

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   Why do people celebrate Leap Year?

   • By choice or fate, people who celebrate life’s milestones on the leap day say the unique anniversary offers perspective on the past and present. (Feb. 28) (AP video: Mark Vancleave) NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why?

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   Does every year have a leap day?

   • Longer answer: Almost, but not quite, every four years. Generally, every year that's evenly divisible by four contains a Leap Day — 2020, 2024, 2028 and so on. However, Leap Day is skipped in any year ending in "00" unless that year is evenly divisible by 400, in which case it's observed as normal.

   Leap Day is this Thursday. Here's why we do it, and how to celebrate

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   Is Thursday a leap day?

   • Thursday is a leap day, the rare date of February 29 that's added to the calendar nearly every four years. That means the roughly 5 million people worldwide born on that day — aka "leaplings" — will get to celebrate on their actual birthday. Others will spend it commemorating a leap day wedding, engagement or anniversary.

   Leap year 2024: How to make the most of your extra day : NPR

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4. www.cbsnews.com › news › leap-year-leap-day-2024What is a leap year, and why do they happen? Everything to ...

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   Feb 28, 2024 · Today is Leap Day — Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Here's what leap years do and how they were created.

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/29 › learningLeap Day - The New York Times

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   Feb 29, 2024 · The most common explanation for why we add an extra day at the end of February every four years is to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. Charlie Riedel/Associated Press. By The Learning ...

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     Why do have Leap Day? What's a Leapling? Here is what you need to know about Feb. 29.

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/28 › styleLeap Day Birthdays: What to Know About Feb. 29 - The New York ...

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   Feb 28, 2024 · The hip-hop artist Ja Rule, born on Feb. 29, 1976, is among the famous people born on leap day. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images. Famous people with leap day birthdays include Ja Rule, the hip-hop ...

8. www.rgj.com › story › lifeLeap Day is this Thursday. Here's why we do it, and how to ...

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   Feb 26, 2024 · Leap Day only happens about once every 1,461 days, so it's pretty rare to have Feb. 29 as one's birthday. When do Leap Day babies traditionally celebrate in non-Leap Years?