# Leap Years

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-years/688>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 18, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-years/688 "2000-02-18T19:23:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![roxanne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@roxanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roxanne)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-years/688/1 "2000-02-18T19:23:00Z")

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In Spain, instead of celebrating Christmas they celebrate Kings day on the 6th of January. Does this have anything to do with the Leap Year?