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February 29th occurs only once every four years. For people born on this day, a birthday is not just a holiday, but an event that does not happen every year.
Social surveys show that usually people born on February 29 celebrate their birthday on February 28 or March 1.
There is even a diagram that helps systematize this choice:
- if a person was born on February 29 in the morning (6:00 - 12:00), then he should celebrate his birthday on February 28 for the first two years, and on March 1 for the third year.
- if a person was born on February 29 in the afternoon (12:00 - 18:00). On the contrary, in the first year the holiday falls on February 28, and in the next two years on March 1.
- if a person was born in the first or last six hours of February 29, then he, accordingly, is invited to postpone his birthday to the date closest to this moment.
Interesting facts:
- the probability of being born on February 29 is 1/1461.
- There are about 4 million people in the world born on this day.
Do you have any friends born on February 29?