The Strangest Day
Today is a day that happens only once every four years -- except in years ending in 00 but not divisible by four. It's necessary to keep the calendar in sync with the seasons -- but there's always a certain oddness about it
( Read more... )
Comments 1
That setup with 30-day months was what the French revolutionary calendar used. I've read that what killed it wasn't the five extraneous days, but the change from weeks to tendays, with workers only getting one day off in ten. You can understand that that would be massively unpopular.
Reply
Leave a comment