Synching the calendar to the stars- Leap Year 2008

It really takes 365.242190 for the earth to make a trip around the sun. (The mean time between two successive vernal equinoxes is called a tropical year, or a solar year)

So, to keep it all balanced out, every 4 years, an extra day is added to February in the Gregarian calendar. In America, those years also coincide with presidental election years.

In the English speaking a world, it is a tradition that women may propose marriage on leap years. For men and woman alike, Hawaii is a romantic place to pop the question, tie the knot or enjoy the honeymoon or anniversary all 365.242190 days a year!

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