Why are there 28 days in February? Blame superstitious Romans
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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Numbers, please! Shortest month of the year – How February came to have 28 days
the leap month Mercedonius with 22 days was added. The poet Virgil described the background to this extensive calendar reform with “Numero deus impari gaudet”, “God rejoices in odd numbers”.
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Why are there 28 days in February? Blame superstitious Romans
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 ...
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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 ...
Back to school in August for city kids: Philly schools may have a pre-Labor Day start
The district will give students and staff off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veterans' Day again in 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Lawmakers forward bill addressing NTI days as some Ky. districts have run out
The House Primary and Secondary Education Committee met Wednesday morning amid the harsh winter weather conditions. On the ...
Count Day determines school funding. Here's how local schools fared
Count Day is used to measure enrollment and, in turn, how much funding a district gets from the state. Funding is determined ...
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Kansas school districts weigh impact of snow days
Snow days are stacking up as snow and arctic air linger. State law requires students to be in the classroom a set number of hours each year, but the question many parents are asking is, “What if ...