Leap year - Gregorian calendar - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar, the current standard calendar in most of the world, adds a 29th day to February in all years evenly divisible by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Marriage Proposal
There is a tradition, said to go back to Saint Patrick and Saint Bridget in 5th century Ireland, whereby women may only make marriage pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Birthdays
A person who was born on 29 February may be called a "leapling". In non-leap years they usually celebrate their birthday on 28 February o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Long Term Leap Year Rules
The accumulated difference between the Gregorian calendar and the vernal equinoctial year amounts to 1 day in about 8,000 years. This sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Hebrew Calendar
The Hebrew calendar is also lunisolar with an embolistic month. In the Hebrew calendar the extra month is called Adar Alef (first Adar) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Julian Calendar
The Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years divisible by 4. This rule gives an average year length of 365.25 days. The exc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Revised Julian Calendar
The Revised Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years divisible by 4, except for years divisible by 100 that do not leave a ...   » Read the article