2024 Is a Leap Year—If You’re a Leap Year Baby, We Want to Hear From You
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2024 Is a Leap Year—If You’re a Leap Year Baby, We Want to Hear from You
BU Today wants to know what it’s like to have an actual birthday only every four years
If your birthday is February 29, you’re in luck, because this year is a leap year. Every four years, an extra day magically appears on the calendar. The reason? The Earth takes approximately 365.25 days to complete a single orbit around the sun—what’s commonly known as a solar year. The days in a calendar year are rounded to 365. To make up for the missing partial day, one day is added to the calendar every four years.
Are you a leap year baby? What’s it like to have an official birthday just once every four years? How will you celebrate this year? How do you usually celebrate your birthday in a non–leap year—the day before your birthday? The day after?
We’d love to hear from students, faculty, and staff who have a leap year birthday. Email Amy Griffin at amlaskow@bu.edu.
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