What Is a Leap Year?
5. February 29
As mentioned, the Julian calendar repeated February 23 every four years to help make up for the lost time. In the Gregorian calendar, February is still used to make up the difference, only an extra day has been added to the leap month instead making it 29 days long instead of 28.
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As with so many other dates, some superstitions have arisen over February 29. Some people consider the day to be bad luck, while others consider it to be good luck. Either way, when it comes to leap years, you are very unlikely to be paid for the extra day of working and Im sure most would agree that this is not a good thing.
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