Numbers, please! Shortest month of the year – How February came to have 28 days
The modern calendar has Roman Catholic roots. As the sun does not adhere exactly to the earthly calendar, leap days are ...
Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...
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Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
It's why Pompilius wanted the months to all have an auspicious 29 or 31 days. You can't do that, however, with a 12-month calendar and get an odd number of days in the year because of a simple ...