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Why does February have only 28 days?2024 Feb 28
This recent BBC article about the history of our calendar slips into its middle an answer to a question that's long plagued my brain: why is February so short? Why not pluck some of those 31st days off two other months and donate them to February? The article explains: the answer lies in Roman superstition around generally avoiding even numbers and wanting to end their year (in February) on an even number to concentrate all the bad luck onto one spot or something. Roman mysticism always confounds me – every answer just leads to more questions – so simply knowing that this stems from their religious belief is enough of an answer to satisfy me.
This recent BBC article about the history of our calendar slips into its middle an answer to a question that's long plagued my brain: why is February so short? Why not pluck some of those 31st days off two other months and donate them to February? The article explains: the answer lies in Roman superstition around generally avoiding even numbers and wanting to end their year (in February) on an even number to concentrate all the bad luck onto one spot or something. Roman mysticism always confounds me – every answer just leads to more questions – so simply knowing that this stems from their religious belief is enough of an answer to satisfy me.