In the first semester, the odd months have 31 days and pairs 30. No longer to the second semester, the pairs months have 31 days but the other only 30. But February is a madness. It has only 28, being 29 in the bi-sixts years.
2006-12-18 18:44:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Because rulers and politicians like to be pompous and greedy and have all the power to themselves.
Originally all the months alternated prettily, then Julius Ceaser decided that a month should be named after him, so he stole a day from February and tacked it onto July. Later, Ceaser Augustus decided that he couldn't be upstaged by Julius Ceaser and stole another day from February to add to his month, August. Now poor little February only has 28 days while July and August each have 31!
2006-12-18 19:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by tselea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Divide 365.25 by 12. It won't come out evenly...30.4375!
The calendar was invented by the Babylonians who used the moon cycle as their reference...28 days. that made 13 months!
Later the Romans decided to straighten things out by doing what they did best...organization.
They copied the Greeks in many ways. One was more emphasis on the Sun and its movements...Solstices, and the 2 equinox. That made 4 seasons. julius added a month and his nephew Augustus added another. Also at this time there was a period of days that occured at the beginning of Winter and extended a week to 10 days...Saturnalia.
Pope Gregory was more anul and decided to eliminate days in February...after all Febrerus was paganistic...the other months were too!
Who knows for sure. That is the coldest part of the year. Maybe if the month is made shorter, the warm days will come sooner!
2006-12-18 19:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
through fact January, March,might, July, August, October, December have 31 and April, June, September, and November have 30 and it takes 365 a million/4 days and four seconds for a whole orbit around the solar so once you upload it up you come across February with 28 days and with the added a million/4 day of orbit we upload the bounce day to grant February 29 days and we do away with a million 2nd each and each year to even up the technique.
2016-10-15 05:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
During Roman times, both Augustus and Julius Caesar "stole" days to be added on to the months of July and August.
2006-12-18 18:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by Dwain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with Roman Emporors wanted to make the month's they were born in order to make thoses months longer at February's expence.
Good Luck!!!
2006-12-18 18:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has something to do with the Ides of March.
2006-12-19 03:42:17 · answer #6 · answered by twirling_cowgirl321 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything shrinks in the cold weather.
2006-12-18 18:47:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good that means more time for spring break!
2006-12-18 18:54:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February
2006-12-18 18:48:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋