“We all know of Leap year, and this year is a leap year!”--Logan Bergmark, 6th grade
We all know of Leap year, and this year is a leap year!
Leap year happens every four years, it’s a well known fact—but there is more to this odd year that you might not know. Let’s start with the basics. Leap year happens because the Earth doesn’t take 365 days to go around the sun, but more like 365.25 days, so there is an extra quarter, resulting in a leap year every four years. Other than that, it doesn’t happen if the year is divisible by 100 years, like 1900 and 1800, unless it is also divisible by 400 like 2000.
It may seem unimportant, but as Cece Burger, a 6th grader in Literary Arts said, “It keeps the seasons in check, I don’t want summer in winter.” Although Corinne Adamo, a sixth grader in Vocal Music thinks, “I feel like people should find a better system to make up for this time than adding an extra day.”
And with the mythology, according to Leap Year Birthday Myths & Facts by Tanya Sood, leap year is “Rare Disease Day[, ]February 29th is celebrated as Rare Disease Day [in some places],” the article states, “In Greece, couples believe that it is a bad omen to get divorced during a leap year. It is said that if they get separated during a leap year, they may never find happiness again.” Although probably not true, Corinne Adamo says, “I've heard somewhere that it is cursed to be born on a leap year, like it gives you bad luck if you are.”
Leap year happens every four years, it’s a well known fact—but there is more to this odd year that you might not know. Let’s start with the basics. Leap year happens because the Earth doesn’t take 365 days to go around the sun, but more like 365.25 days, so there is an extra quarter, resulting in a leap year every four years. Other than that, it doesn’t happen if the year is divisible by 100 years, like 1900 and 1800, unless it is also divisible by 400 like 2000.
It may seem unimportant, but as Cece Burger, a 6th grader in Literary Arts said, “It keeps the seasons in check, I don’t want summer in winter.” Although Corinne Adamo, a sixth grader in Vocal Music thinks, “I feel like people should find a better system to make up for this time than adding an extra day.”
And with the mythology, according to Leap Year Birthday Myths & Facts by Tanya Sood, leap year is “Rare Disease Day[, ]February 29th is celebrated as Rare Disease Day [in some places],” the article states, “In Greece, couples believe that it is a bad omen to get divorced during a leap year. It is said that if they get separated during a leap year, they may never find happiness again.” Although probably not true, Corinne Adamo says, “I've heard somewhere that it is cursed to be born on a leap year, like it gives you bad luck if you are.”
