What is Leap Year

Leap year is the year that has 366 days instead of 365.The extra day is added to February every four years to make the calendar year nearly the same as the solar year

The calendar we use is based on the amount of time it takes the sun.This takes about 365 1/4 days.

We can't have a quarter day in the calendar.For convenience,we ignore the extra one-fourth day for three years. After four years, the left-over time is added up to one full day.The extra day is february 29.(The year is not exactly equal to 365 1/4 days. It is actually about 11 minutes shorter).A PERSON BORN On February 28 or March 1.

THE NAMES OF MONTHS

JANUARY: named after the Roman god Janus,protector of the gateway to heaven.

February: named after Februalia,a period when religios sacrifice were made to atone for sins.Februare is a Latin worf meaning"TO PURIFY".

March : named after Mars,the god of war.March used to be the first month and life is renewing itself.

April : from "aperio",Latin for"I open",referring to the opening of the buds and flowers.also from the Greek goddess of love,Aphrodite,the name being changed by the Romans to Aphrilis.

May: named after Maia,the goddess of growth of plants also after majores,the senior(or major)branch of the Roman government asembly.

June :from "juvenis",Latin for "youth"also after juniores,the junior branch of the Roman government assembly.

July :named after Julius Caesar.July was originally called Quintilis,the fifth month.

August :named after Augustus, the first Roman Emperor.
August was originally called Sextilis, the sixth month.


September : from "SEPTEM",Latin for "seven".

October : from "octo"Latin" for "eight".

November :from "novem", Latin for "nine".


December : from "decem",Latin for"ten",

note:

The earliest Latin calendar had only tenmonths. it as extended to twelve by adding January and February by Emperor Nume Pompilius.

THE NAMES OF THE DAYS

How did the days of the week get their names?

The days of the week were named after the sun and the moon and the five planets which are also the names of the old roman gods and goddesses.

The ancient Romans named the first two days of the week in honor of the sun and the moon,and so we call them Sunday(sun'sday)and Monday(moon's day).

The other five days were named for Mars,Mercury,Jupiter,Venus,and Saturn.

The Anglo-Saxons,a Germanic people who settled in England long ago and from whose language our English names come,changed the Roman names for four days and named them after their own gods.

Tuesday was the day of the Tow(Tiw's day),the war god.Wednesday was named in honor of Woden(Woden's day),leader of their gods.Thursday was the day of Thor(Thor's day),god of thunder,and,Friday the day of Frig,queen of their gods.

The Roman "Saturn's day"remained as Saturday.