Today is 300th anniversary of Sweden's February 30

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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This may be too mundane and pointless even for this forum, but the window for celebrating the anniversary of February 30 is just today, so I hurried to post just in case.

When Europe converted to the Gregorian calendar, they needed to discard days, rather than adding extra leap days but what happened, I think, is this: Sweden came up with its own conversion plan, discarding a day (Feb. 29) every 4 years, but then changed its mind after a decade or so, so added an extra leap day, to get resynchronized with Julian-calendar Europe.

(PS: As I post it is Feb. 30, or if you prefer, March 1, in my timezone.)

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Lousy Smarch weather…

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I like it. It’s the anniversary that can never actually happen!

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Sweden still owes me a massage! :mad:

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All you’re getting is the Fish.

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I think big corporations should take all the effort they spend to promote materialism on Christmas, Mother’s Day, and Valentine’s day and focus it all on the February 30 holiday.

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I think this comic is relevant

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So the poor saps born on that day are still awaiting their first birthday?