2007-02-24 23:33:36 · 8 answers · asked by davin_sis 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Julius Caesar named a month after himself (July) and took a day from the last month of the year, which at the time was February, so his month would be the longest. February went from having 30 days to 29. Not to be outdone, his successor Augustus Caesar named a month after himself (August) and did the same, reducing February to 28 days. When the calendar was reworked so that the new year began in January instead of March, February was left with 28 days.
2007-02-24 23:47:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all began with the Romans...
It all started in the early days where the Roman calendar consisted of 12 months and the first month was March.. (which gradually it had changed in a way that January was considered as the first month of the year)..
Month Length
Martius 31
Aprilis 29
Maius 31
Iunius 29
Quintilis 31
Sextilis 29
September 29
October 31
November 29
December 29
Ianuarius 29
Februarius 28
Februarius (leap years) 23
Intercalaris (leap years) 27/28
Initially, the romans wanted to syncronize the months with the first crescent moon following a new moon. However, that resulted that some months had 29 days while others had more.
Every other year, February was shortened and a leap month (Intercalaris) was added in an attempt to realign lunar cycles with the solar calendar.
Eventually Julius Caesar asked an astronomer, Sosigenes of Alexandria, Egypt, to devise a better calendar. What resulted is called the Julian Calendar. He abandoned aligning the months with lunar cycles, and adopted months of 30 or 31 days length, keeping February at 28 days. He introduced an extra day in February in leap years.
2007-02-25 01:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by DriftGal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually..all the months go 28/29 days...just the rest go a bit longer, too. :)
2007-02-25 01:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by Dorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the earth it is not a day 24 hours so if u add up all the missing minutes there will be a leap year
2007-02-24 23:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the only month we do not have to pay an extra day of taxes.Peace!!
2007-02-24 23:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the Gregorian calendar was just made that way.
2007-02-24 23:36:08 · answer #6 · answered by KidIdiot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
beause i choose to.
2007-02-24 23:38:43 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you bored
2007-02-24 23:37:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋