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    <title>topic '2024' is a Leap Year! 🐸 in Leisure &amp; Lifestyle</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/2024-is-a-Leap-Year/m-p/2537107#M13811</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;And, Feb 29, 2024 is 'Leap' Day.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;That's 29 days this February, which only happens (approximately) every 4 years.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;What is leap year?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Once every four years, our 365-day rotation around the sun becomes 366.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2024 is a leap year, meaning we will add one day to the end of February and therefore extend the year by one. Since leap year happens every four years, our last leap days were in 2020 and 2016, and &lt;EM&gt;the next leap year will happen in 2028&lt;/EM&gt;. &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: miscellaneous media]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;When is leap day?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Leap day is on Feb. 29, 2024&lt;/EM&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;February, our shortest month of the year, typically has 28 days on the calendar. But in a leap year, we add one more day to February, making it 29 days long.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The last leap day was in 2020, and the next one will be in 2028. &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source:&lt;A href="https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2024/01/02/what-is-a-leap-year/72083762007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt; USA Today&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Leap Year&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: WIKI]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="https://www.thoughtco.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-leap-year-4864254" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;13 Unexpected Leap Year Facts&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: ThoughtCo]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2024-leap-year-status-meaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;What 2024's Leap Year Status Means&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: CBS News]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; Leaplings! They have a website just for you! &lt;A href="https://www.leapyearday.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;LeapYearDay&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: leapyearday.com]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Well, that's some interesting good stuff! 29 days this month, so let's all have a leap-ling great time. &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":frog_face:"&gt;🐸&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="a Leapling Leaping.jpg" style="width: 999px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88741iD2DA13C6FBEE6EA2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="a Leapling Leaping.jpg" alt="a Leapling Leaping.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Leap Year folklore.png" style="width: 999px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88742iCC1C04DA04AD16B0/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Leap Year folklore.png" alt="Leap Year folklore.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: Farmer's Almanac]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>KellytheBelly</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-02-01T23:29:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>'2024' is a Leap Year! 🐸</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/2024-is-a-Leap-Year/m-p/2537107#M13811</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;And, Feb 29, 2024 is 'Leap' Day.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;That's 29 days this February, which only happens (approximately) every 4 years.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;What is leap year?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Once every four years, our 365-day rotation around the sun becomes 366.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2024 is a leap year, meaning we will add one day to the end of February and therefore extend the year by one. Since leap year happens every four years, our last leap days were in 2020 and 2016, and &lt;EM&gt;the next leap year will happen in 2028&lt;/EM&gt;. &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: miscellaneous media]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;When is leap day?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Leap day is on Feb. 29, 2024&lt;/EM&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;February, our shortest month of the year, typically has 28 days on the calendar. But in a leap year, we add one more day to February, making it 29 days long.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The last leap day was in 2020, and the next one will be in 2028. &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source:&lt;A href="https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2024/01/02/what-is-a-leap-year/72083762007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt; USA Today&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Leap Year&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: WIKI]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="https://www.thoughtco.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-leap-year-4864254" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;13 Unexpected Leap Year Facts&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: ThoughtCo]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2024-leap-year-status-meaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;What 2024's Leap Year Status Means&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: CBS News]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;𓆏&amp;nbsp; Leaplings! They have a website just for you! &lt;A href="https://www.leapyearday.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;LeapYearDay&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: leapyearday.com]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Well, that's some interesting good stuff! 29 days this month, so let's all have a leap-ling great time. &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":frog_face:"&gt;🐸&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="a Leapling Leaping.jpg" style="width: 999px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88741iD2DA13C6FBEE6EA2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="a Leapling Leaping.jpg" alt="a Leapling Leaping.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Leap Year folklore.png" style="width: 999px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88742iCC1C04DA04AD16B0/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Leap Year folklore.png" alt="Leap Year folklore.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: Farmer's Almanac]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/2024-is-a-Leap-Year/m-p/2537107#M13811</guid>
      <dc:creator>KellytheBelly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-01T23:29:01Z</dc:date>
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