It's not the size of the month that matters…
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Why does February only get
28 days when all the other months get 30 or 31?
The answer is part superstition, part politics, and parts astronomy. (Basically, it's the
Romans' fault)
Special thanks to Dr. Jen Ebbeler from the
University of Texas Classics department for walking me through the history of the
Roman calendar
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Wikipedia's "
Roman Calendar" page is really good http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar
More:
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/
Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Calendarium
.html
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/romancalendar.html
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/intercalation.html
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- published: 23 Feb 2015
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