And why in February?? Simple. Once upon a time, the New Year was the first day of spring, at the equinox, so the 1st of March. So the location of the Leap Yea

And why in February?? Simple. Once upon a time, the New Year was the first day of spring, at the equinox, so the 1st of March. So the location of the Leap Year Day was obvious, at the end of the Last Month of the Year, so 29th February. Over the years, the dates got out of sync, and so the Equinox is now around the 21st March. And the Months got out of whack too, with the 7th, eighth, ninth and tenth months now being the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th months of the year. A good Calendar Reform would replace the New Year at the first of March at the Equinox, and also allow a Permanent Calendar with one or two non-week days at the end of the year which would allow New Years Day to fall on the same day of the week every year. Maybe one of these days when we've been dust for centuries.