Noises Off wrote:
> Gabby wrote:
>
> The best question is "Why do they put the extra leap year
> day in February? Why not put it in August when the weather
> would be better?"
>
> Noises Off

Because at one time March 1st was the first day of the year. That made
February the last month of the year and when leap year came along they
simply tacked on the extra day at the end of the year. This also
explains the naming of the months of September, October, November, and
December. Sept, oct, nov, and dec are the Latin prefixes for 7, 8,9,
and 10. With March being the first month of the year that made
September the 7th month, October the 8th month, November the 9th month,
and December the 10th month.