“Leap Day”

                “President’s Day only comes once a year!” “Christmas only comes once a year.” “One day sale only – happy Thanksgiving!” Advertisements constantly exploit holidays, having major sales on these days and always claiming that the reason is because these days only come once a year.

                There is a day in the Gregorian calendar, however, that does not come once a year, but instead, graces us with its presence once every four years. February 29, Leap Day, only happens within this intercalary day. The purpose of Leap Day is to line up our human year (since time is a man-made invention) with the solar year.

                Leap Day is special to many. A lot of people are born every day, and Leap Day is no exception. But these children – born on leap day – do not have their birth-day come every year. Instead, they are forced to celebrate it some other day in either February or March.

                Leap Day is a special day. It is more rare than all the holidays, yet, it gets no gratitude.  Happy Leap Day, everyone.