[Red Badger]

PinGGG!.................

[j.havenfarm]

I’d read that February had 29, but Augustus was unhappy that Julius’ month had 31 days so he took one from February so he’d have the same number in August. I can’t vouch for it, but that’s what I read

[Scrambler Bob]

DOGE efficiency.

You only need one page to cover every month of the year.

All days land on the same day of the week.

Win. Win. Win.

[Repeal The 17th]

Well, it is a cold month,
so I am glad it passes quickly!

[Stosh]

Plus it’s nice to have a really exclusive month for birthdays of people like Washington, Lincoln, Reagan (and myself).

[BobL]

“Why Are There Only 28 Days in February?”

The Russians made us do it.

[jcon40]

My comic son proposed to his girl on Feb 29th a few years back.

She thought he meant 2 years from then but he later explained it was 8 years til the 2nd Feb 29th

They still love each other

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I like this one:

The International Fixed Calendar (also known as the Cotsworth plan, the Cotsworth calendar, the Eastman plan or the Yearal)^[1] was a proposed reform of the Gregorian calendar designed by Moses B. Cotsworth, first presented in 1902.^[2] The International Fixed Calendar divides the year into 13 months of 28 days each. A type of perennial calendar, every date is fixed to the same weekday every year. Though it was never officially adopted at the country level, the entrepreneur George Eastman instituted its use at the Eastman Kodak Company in 1928, where it was used until 1989.^[3] While it is sometimes described as the 13-month calendar or the equal-month calendar, various alternative calendar designs share these features.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Communists.

[Paal Gulli]

Climate change, obviously.

[linMcHlp]

Long time ago, there were 6 months, soon followed by 7 months . . . plus the no-harvest-season gap (winter).

Over time, there was increased interest in improving the predictability of when to plant the first seeds (barley?) some time in March usually, but occasionally early April.

That interest was paralleled somewhat, by interest in improving navigation and predicting the weather.

So, Julius Caesar arranged for the 12 months, including the Leap Year.

IIRC.

[immadashell]

Ok, but I have one question: why does February have 28 days (forgetting leap year)?

[DannyTN]

I’m in favor of short Februarys. It’s COLD!!!

[DannyTN]

I’m in favor of short Februarys. It’s COLD!!!

[Phoenix8]

This doesn’t take into account the inherent weirdness of February.

Leap year.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

My sister was born, Feb 29, 1952. I still remember her being brought home on the High Plains. Again, Feb 29, 1952.

[hecticskeptic]

One related fact that I’ve always found to be interesting.... Because of the ‘drift’ in the Julian calendar over the years, 10 days were removed from the Gregorian calendar when it was introduced in 1582. What this meant was that Oct. 4, 1582 was the last day of the Julian calendar and the next day was October 15, 1582 in the Gregorian calendar. This change corrected the ‘drift’ that had happened over the years and the date shift meant that vernal equinox once again happened on March 21. Why was March 21 selected you may ask? Well, the Catholic church had a lot to do with the entire makeup of the calendar and March 21 was the date of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.

Also for the record, the Gregorian calendar also has some drift to it... but that is only about one day every 3,030 years.

[N. Theknow]

Only28 days is because it’s not a leap year.

[gnarledmaw]

Because thats where the “extra hours” come from to power daylight savings.

You think those come from Obamas private stash?

[Salamander]

Bring back the 13 month lunar calendar.