While there’s plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is that this year is a leap year. But what exactly does that mean, how often does it happen and why?

Why do we have Leap Day? The Leap Year rules were originated in the Julian Calendar, established in 46 BC by Julius Caeser, but the system wasn't perfect.

The Leap Year rules were originated in the Julian Calendar, established in 46 BC by Julius Caeser, but the system wasn't perfect. Leap day exists to even out time discrepancies between the ...

What is a Leap Year? A Leap Year occurs when one extra day is added to the Gregorian calendar, which means that the year has 366 days instead of the usual 365.

2024 is a leap year, meaning we add one day to the end of February and make the year 366 days long instead of the usual 365.

Leap day is February 29. Here's why we get an extra day this year and why we have a leap year (almost) every four years.

People have been left 'mind-blown' after discovering there's a little-known rule that means leap years aren't always every 4 years - as sometimes we skip one.

Why does February get an extra day every four years? Here's what to know on 2024's bonus day including the meaning and when the next leap year will occur.

Leap Years still occur every four years in the Gregorian Calendar, which is widely practiced now, but Pope Gregory instilled various exemptions to the rule to avoid any further disparities.

We're already almost a month through 2024, a year with plenty of major events on the horizon in the coming months. In a year with so much going on, it's only fitting that 2024 is also a leap year ...