How did the leap year come to be? And why extend February?
The correct answer is simply a mathematical one. Our calendar is based on 365 days per year, days being 24 hours, hours being 60 minutes, etc. etc. The “year” is based on how long it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun, before returning to the same position, and throughout the orbit taking the southern and northern hemispheres through the four seasons in the process. However…. the EXACT time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun is NOT exactly 365 days… but slightly more!! So to make up the difference, mathematicians calculated that every four years there is roughly one extra day from all the excess time combined. So to keep the calendar as we know it as accurate as possible, we add one extra day every four years to our calendar to be as exact with the orbiting of the Sun as possible. However, it is still not exactly the same, but it is a lot closer with the extra day. They decided to call it a “leap” year. Why they chose February though to add it on, I am not sure, my only guess co
