Why Does February Have 28 Days?? | After Skool
Summary
This episode explores the ancient Roman origins of February's short length, tracing its history from the 10-month calendar of Romulus to King Numa Pompilius's lunar reforms. It explains how Roman superstitions against even numbers left February as the only even-length month, and how inconsistent leap months caused seasonal chaos until Julius Caesar's solar calendar reform. The summary concludes by detailing the modern leap year system, including the 29th day and the century exception, which corrects for the Earth's 365.24-day orbital cycle.
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Ancient Rome: The 10-month calendar of Romulus
Winter as a nameless period and King Numa's reform
Introducing January and February to align lunar cycles
Superstition: Why February became the even month
Calendar drift and the insertion of the leap month
Priestly manipulation of the leap month Mercidonius
Julius Caesar's calendar reform and the 445-day year
Aligning the calendar with the solar year
The origin of the 29th day in leap years
Century rule and conclusion on the calendar system
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