Apa itu "leap day" ?
Ah, ya sejujurnya saja aku pun baru searching barusan, belom tahu sebelumnya apa itu bahasa inggrisnya tanggal kabisat.
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YA, bahasa inggris dari tanggal kabisat adalah LEAP DAY, inilah tanggal yang muncul setiap empat tahun sekali.
Tanggal pada tahun kabisat memang hanya muncul sekali dalam empat tahun (minus tahun yang bisa dibagi angka 100), atau lebih lengkapnya silahkan paca post tentang KALENDER GREGORIAN dalam blog ini.
Dan seperti biasa, bukan sesuatu yang spesial banget tentang tanggal ini, hanya saja kan ini tanggal jarang banget muncul jadi perlu dirayakan mungkin.
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Oke, setelah ini artikel berbahasa inggris. Males ngartiin ke Indonesianya.
’Leap Day’ is February 29, which is an extra (intercalary) day added during a Leap Year,
making the year 366 days long – and not 365 days, like a common
(normal) year. Nearly every 4 years is a Leap Year in our modern Gregorian Calendar.
Ever since Leap Years were first introduced over 2000 years ago with the transition from the Roman Calendar to the Julian Calendar in 45 BCE (Before Common Era), Leap Day has been associated with age-old Leap Day traditions and folklore.
Women propose to their men
According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Bridget struck
a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just
the other way around – every 4 years. This is believed to have been
introduced to balance the traditional roles of men and women in a
similar way to how Leap Day balances the calendar.
In some places, Leap Day has been known as “Bachelors’ Day” for the same
reason. A man was expected to pay a penalty, such as a gown or money,
if he refused a marriage proposal from a woman on Leap Day. In many
European countries, especially in the upper classes of society,
tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman's proposal on
February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The intention is that the
woman can wear the gloves to hide the embarrassment of not having an
engagement ring. During the middle ages there were laws governing this
tradition.
World Record of Leap Day Babies
People born on February 29 are all invited to join The Honor society of Leap Year Day Babies.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, there are world record
holders both of a family producing three consecutive generations born on
February 29 and of the number of children born on February 29 in the same family.
Bad luck
In Scotland, it used to be considered unlucky for someone to be born on Leap Day, just like
Friday 13th
is considered an unlucky day by many. In Greece it’s said to be unlucky
for couples to marry during a Leap Year, and especially on Leap Day.
St Oswald’s Day
Leap Day is also St Oswald’s Day, named after an archbishop of York
who died on February 29, 992. The memorial is celebrated on February 29
during Leap Years and on February 28 during common years.
Leap Day – famous birthdays and events
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the only verified example of a
family producing three consecutive generations born on February 29 is
that of the Keogh family.
Peter Anthony was born in Ireland on February 29, 1940, while his
son Peter Eric was born on the Leap Day in the United Kingdom (UK) in
1964. His daughter, Bethany Wealth, was, in turn, born in the UK on
February 29, 1996.
A Norwegian family named Henriksen from Andenes holds the
official record of number of children born on February 29. Mrs. Karin
Henriksen gave birth to 3 children on consecutive February 29; her
daughter Heidi in 1960 and her sons Olav and Leif-Martin in 1964 and
1968 respectively.
Celebrity Leap Day birthdays
Some famous people born on February 29 include:
- 1468 – Pope Paul III (d. 1549)
- 1792 – Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer (William Tell, The Barber of Seville) (d. 1868)
- 1896 – Morarji Desai, former Indian prime minister (d. 1995)
- 1916 – Dinah Shore, American singer (d. 1994)
- 1924 – Al Rosen, American baseball player
- 1924 – Carlos Humberto Romero, former president of El Salvador
- 1960 – Anthony (Tony) Robbins, American motivational speaker
- 1964 – Lyndon Byers, Canadian hockey player
- 1972 – Antonio Sabàto Jr, Italian-born actor
- 1976 – Ja Rule, American rapper and actor
- 1980 – Chris Conley, American musician and songwriter/composer
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