Landscapes Portraying February. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar with 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years, with the quadrennial 29th day being called the leap day.
It is the first of five months to have fewer than 31 days and the only of these to have a length of fewer than 30 days. The other seven months have 31 days.
In 2019, February had 28 days. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of summer. February is pronounced either as-yoo-err-ee or-roo-err-ee.
Many people drop the first r, replacing it with, as if it were spelled Febuary. This comes about by analogy with January, as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two rs close to each other causes one to change for ease of pronunciation. The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. They were added by Numa Pompilius about 713 BC. February remained the last month of the calendar year until the time of the decemvirs, when it became the second month. At certain intervals February was truncated to 23 o
It is the first of five months to have fewer than 31 days and the only of these to have a length of fewer than 30 days. The other seven months have 31 days.
In 2019, February had 28 days. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of summer. February is pronounced either as-yoo-err-ee or-roo-err-ee.
Many people drop the first r, replacing it with, as if it were spelled Febuary. This comes about by analogy with January, as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two rs close to each other causes one to change for ease of pronunciation. The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. They were added by Numa Pompilius about 713 BC. February remained the last month of the calendar year until the time of the decemvirs, when it became the second month. At certain intervals February was truncated to 23 o
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