That's Why There Is a Leap Day

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Have you ever wondered where leap years come from? Where do they get those extra hours that add up to a whole day? And what if you’re born on a leap day? A year is the period of time it takes the Earth to make a full circle around the Sun. The most accurate calculations say that our planet finishes its rotation after 365 days, 5 hours, and 48 minutes. Each year, 5 hours and 48 minutes are uncounted, and when 4 years pass, these hours and minutes add up to an extra day. But the calculations weren't always so exact. Other videos you might like: 20 Interesting Facts You're Too Lazy to Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZqFokYyluw& 10 Wonderful Facts About Earth You've Never Heard Before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_2y4olKvM& 10 Facts About Our Planet You Didn't Learn In School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRXdjc5yxVs& TIMESTAMPS: How the leap day was initially introduced 0:47 Why the leap day was added to the end of February 1:27 Why astronomers cut down the number of leap years 2:08 Why do they call it "leap" in English? 2:58 Famous people who were born on a leap day 3:29 Consolations for the Unfortunates Born on the 29th of February 4:04 Rituals and traditions linked with the leap year 5:30 #leapyear #astronomy #brightside SUMMARY: - During the reign of Julius Caesar, the Roman calendar consisted of only 355 days. Every 2 years they would add an extra month of 22 days to it. - The year with an extra day was called “Bis Sextus” which means “the second sixth” in Latin. - In ancient Rome, they celebrated the New year on March 1, which is why they added the leap day to the end of February. - Astronomers noticed that the spring equinox happened much earlier than March 21 - the date put in the calendar. - Clearly it was necessary to correct the Julian calendar, and in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII did so by having astronomers cut down the number of leap years. - If you happened to be born on a leap day, you overcame the odds of 1 in 1461. - In the 18th century, a famous German moralist wrote an essay called “Consolations for the Unfortunates Born on the 29th of February”. He suggested a detailed scheme of how they should celebrate their birthday each year. - In the 19th century, an interesting marriage tradition became popular. Usually, men had to kneel down on one knee to propose to a woman. But in a leap year, women could propose to men. - Leap years were also chosen to hold one of the main global sports events – the Olympic games. - If you get a fixed salary each year, you'll get stiffed in a leap year. You just have to work one day for free! Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightgram/ 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/