It’s Leap Day. Have you decided how you want to spend it? Some consider the extra day in February a blessing, with additional ...
19 The Scottish have a saying that goes “A leap year was ne’er a good sheep year”. In other words, leap years are considered unlucky. 20 The Italians have a proverb that goes “Anno bises ...
Scottish farmers also think the leap year brings trouble. They say: “Leap year was ne’er a good sheep year” because they think the leap year is bad for both plants and animals.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News ... and have witnessed far fewer Claddagh rings or trademark Irish catchphrases than Leap Year might have you believe. In other words, I ...
What to know about February and leap year. Why do we have a leap years? Leap years account for the inaccurate measure of time on the 365-day calendar. Technically it takes 365.242190 days for the ...