Leap Year

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  1. 2. A leap year starting on this day will always end on this day.
  2. 3. What event in Scotland encourages unmarried women to wear a red petticoat on leap day?
  3. 7. Some cultures believe that on leap day, you should wear what colors for good luck?
  4. 11. The earliest known leap year was in this ancient civilization.
  5. 13. According to folklore, what does it mean for the weather if a frog croaks on leap day?
  6. 14. The Chinese calendar inserts a leap month instead of a leap day. How many extra days does this month have?
  7. 16. In Ireland, women are encouraged to do this on leap day.
  8. 17. Leap years are necessary because Earth's orbit around the sun is not perfectly this shape
  9. 18. Month in which leap day typically occurs.
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  1. 1. Some people believe that if you're born on leap day, you age how often?
  2. 4. In some countries, businesses offer what on leap day to celebrate the occasion?
  3. 5. What animal is associated with leap day in many cultures?
  4. 6. Some people believe that if you look into a mirror on leap day, you might see what?
  5. 8. 366 is the approximate number of _ in a leap year.
  6. 9. Greek astronomer known for his work on leap years and calendars
  7. 10. Type of year in which February has 29 days.
  8. 12. 45 BC is the _ during which Julius Caesar introduced the concept of leap year
  9. 15. 1582 is the _ in which the Gregorian calendar was introduced including Leap Day.