Why is the Month of February So Short? The History, Explained in GFX

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Last Updated:February 28, 2023, 12:06 IST

Explained: There was no February in the Roman calendar, which was a complicated one

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February just has 28 days in the month, apart from 29 in a leap year. (Image: News18 Creatives)

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We use the Gregorian calendar, and history traces a long struggle behind this anomaly. (Image: News18 Creative)

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There was no February in the Roman calendar, which was a complicated one. (Image: News18 Creatives)

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Thus entered the month of January and February. (Image: News18 Creatives)

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To correct this complexity, the Julian calendar had 12 months, the last of which was February. (Image: News18 Creatives)

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What caused the leap year and the discrepancy in a particular year's calendar? (Image: News18 Creatives)

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Hence came the Gregorian calendar to reform the flaws of the Julian one. (Image: News18 Creatives)