While we know a year to be 365 days long, it actually takes 365.26 days for the Earth to make a complete cycle around the sun. The concept of the leap year and the occasional leap second is to help make up for that about a quarter of a day that is lost. A leap year (or intercalary or bissextile year) is a year containing one extra day (or, in the case of lunisolar calendars, a month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. The right of every woman to propose to the man of her choice on February 29 each leap year goes back hundreds of years when the leap year day had no recognition in English law. The day was 'leapt over' and ignored. It was decided that the day had no. 1, the first day of Leap Year 2012. There are 365 days left in the year. On Jan. 1, 1912, the Republic of China was established under its first president, Sun Yat-sen. The theme park made the announcement Saturday night, saying to celebrate the leap year this year. They will open at 6 am on Feb. 29 and stay open until 6 am on March 1. Disney has also announced a new sweepstakes and hotel offer as part of the ...
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