stefan, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

And for folks who were indeed born on a leap day, when do you celebrate?

laubblaeser, 3 months ago

@stefan I've answered for my neighbour, who is not on here but born on 29th and always celebrates on 28th (except when there's actually a leap day, of course).

stefan, 3 months ago

@laubblaeser Wishing your neighbor happy birthday!

jgamble, 3 months ago

@stefan

My understanding is that people born in the month of February want to celebrate their birthday in February, which is more than reasonable.

I'm the sort of weirdo who would say either "I was born on the 60th day of the year, so March 1st," or "I was born on the day following February 28th, so March 1st."

stefan, 3 months ago

@jgamble Yes, both make a lot of sense!

Lizette603_23, 3 months ago

@stefan Every gd day babyyyyyy. but seriously, the March 1st date is best to my mind. Give people time to forget and be reminded

timesandseasons, 3 months ago

@stefan I had a teacher in elementary school who insisted she was 16. I didn't get the chance to celebrate her birthday with her, but she did retire soon after my year!

kris, 3 months ago

@stefan party 365 days a year when ever I would feel like it 😎

stefan, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

"An informal poll of the [Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies] members showed about a 50-50 split between celebrating birthday on February 28 or March 1".

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/style/leap-year-explained.html

[#LeapDay #LeapYear