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Leap day in the Orthodox calendar
Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". I have spent some time revising the article Leap year. I have one remaining concern, which is over the status of 29 February as leap day. I wondered if regular contributors to this article might be able to advise?
All the information I have been able to find is from English historical records: information from other cultures is sadly lacking. Long before England moved from the Julian to Gregorian calendar in 1752, it had abandoned the traditional Julian "doubling" of February 24 in a leap year (yes, two days in a row, both called February 24: see Bissextus) in favour of adding the extra day at the end of the monthTemplate:SndFebruary 29.
So my question is whether the Orthodox churches continue to observe the historic "doubling" practice or have they also abandoned it? Are there any records of when that happened? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 11:17, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
- Great question. I will offer the following. the Orthodox Church celebrates St John Cassian’s (he is from the 300s) feast day on 29 February. During years with no leap year. He is celebrated on 28 February.
- https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/29/100623-venerable-john-cassian-the-roman
- There is no indication of when that started, but for a church that has experienced a schism over the calendar, there must have been serious and lengthy debate over the date.
- While, not a definite answer, hopefully that is somewhat helpful. Hillarin (talk) 11:13, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- Tyvm, I've forgotten why I asked (meaning for which article did I want to know). Fwiw, I came across a reference to the Catholic Church using a weird algorithm for one saint's day in February, but I'm afraid I've forgotten which but it was around 24/2. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:30, 27 October 2024 (UTC)