February 29 is a leap day, an intercalary* date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is also the last day of February in leap years with the exception of 1712 in Sweden.

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Yada yada, Leap Day’s when women get to propose marriage, red petticoats, a dozen pairs of gloves and so on. A French newspaper that only publishes on Leap Day. Eating pigs’ feet if you’re old. Pretty boring traditions, you ask me.

Leaplings, those folks born on February 29. There’s even a League of Leaplings. Well, they don’t call it that, but they COULD.

Hey! Sadie Hawkins! Now there’s a tradition to enjoy. My high school had a Sadie Hawkins Dance. Maybe yours did too. Girls asked boys. Problem is, Sadie Hawkins Day isn’t February 29. It’s November 26, a date set by Al Capp himself.

And there’s the Anthony Texas Leap Year Festival coming up, too. Don’t ask me why it’s on March 1 and 2, 2024.

Oh, that thing in Sweden in 1712? Yeh.

Note from your Olde Correspondent: I started this post thinking it’d be interesting and maybe even amazing. I learned otherwise. So spend your extra day doing something extra, something you normally wouldn’t. I think I’ll sleep in.

* _ Such a cool word.