How does a birthday on leap year work

The number of leaplings in the UK is hard to determine, although according to statistics from the Office of National Statistics ONS 10, people have been born since on February This is an average of 1, per leap year, which ranks it the rd most common day to be born, in a given leap year. According to the ONS website , December 25 is the least common birthday overall. Most people born on this day are lucky enough to have two ages and two birthdays.

This unusual birthday also allows people to stay perpetually young, as most leapers cite their real age, as well as their leap year age. She used to hate it and get upset when people said she was only one year old up until she was eight.

Now she loves it and embraces the uniqueness of it. We celebrate on the 28th of Feb usually but every leap year we make a massive fuss with a big party. This year, we are having a roller disco with all the decorations green and froggie. It took this 4-year-old ages looking for her 5th birthday!

Leaplings, people born on leap day , celebrate their birthdays either February 28 or March 1 in common years. The next leap day is February 29, Leap year day on February 29 occurs nearly every four years. She had to ask the manager and everyone in the store. When nobody knew, they called corporate.

A half hour later she tells me nobody seems to know the answer to your question because it's never happened before, but we'll call you when we find out. Nobody ever did. I ended up trying to cancel on March 1 and it was a whole thing all over again. Eventually they decided to give me a month free and cancel the contract in April.

The lesson I learned is never sign a contract on leap day. The explanation is provided in the above article. There are rare exceptions to the every-four-year rule. Born February 29th, I celebrate my off years 12 noon on the 28th till 12 noon March 1st. I love my special day!!! Our daughter is a Leapling! She will be 4 years old this year Sweet sixteen! My original due date was for March 1.

We celebrate her birthday from noon on the 28th to noon on the 1st during non leap years. Of course he was kidding. I have tried to find that news clip to no avail. My husband passed away June 29, Our first marriage was August 26, my 17th birthday also.

So on that date in we would have been married 44 years. I still miss him so much! The love of my life - my soulmate forever! My husband and I got married on leap day But I wouldn't use it as proof either way of luck. I was born on Feb.

I will celebrate my 16th leap birthday tomorrow. Growing up, I always celebrated my birthday on February 28th because that was my mom's birthday. We enjoyed sharing our birthday on non-leap years. Happy Birthday to all leaplings out there! Thanks for your article on the leap day. I dont remember ever been taught y we had them. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Canada, which closed in Courtesy of Claudia Francisco.

Tips for celebrating a Leap Day birthday. Make sure you impart just how special the birthday is. Celebrate every year, but make leap year celebrations even bigger.