Which years are leap years according to the horoscope? Why was the year called a leap year and why is an extra day needed every four years?

We all know that a normal year consists of 365 days, but there is also a leap year, which includes 366 days. It occurs once every four calendar years, and the month of February in such a year includes one more day. But few people wonder why such a year is called a leap year, and today we will tell you about the origin of this name.

Origin of the name "Leap" year

As is the case with many other names known today, the origin of “Leap” Year has its origins in Latin. This year has long been called “Bis Sextus”. The Latin translation of this name means “Second Sixth”.

It is worth noting that such a calculation of time was introduced by the Romans, and in the Roman calendar BC, days were not counted in the same way as they do today. The Romans were accustomed to counting days in terms of the number of days remaining until the next month. The Romans inserted an extra day between February 23 and 24. February 24 itself was called “sectus,” which meant “the sixth day before the beginning of March.” In a leap year, when an additional day was inserted between February 23 and 24, February 24 occurred twice, which was called “bis sectus”, as we already noted - the “Second Sixth” day.

It is easy to understand that “Bis sectus” in the Slavic sense can be easily converted into “leap year”, because these names are consonant. However, in the modern Gregorian calendar, an additional day, as is known, is inserted not between February 23 and 24, but after February 28. So, once every four years, we have the opportunity to observe on wall calendars, calendars in our computers and smartphones, the day of February 29th.

Why do we need a leap year?

Having figured out why a leap year is called that, it is also necessary to take a short excursion into why such a year exists at all and why it was introduced.

We all know that a normal year consists of 365 days, we are used to it, and we do not doubt this statement for a second. However, in reality it is not entirely correct, since each year is equal to 365.4 days, that is, 365 days and 6 hours. Of course, such a calculation of time is very inconvenient, and it certainly leads to certain shifts in people’s perception of the flow of time. That is why scientific astronomers decided to calculate each multiple of four years in the amount of 366 days (using 4 excerpts of 6 hours from other years), and all the rest - 365 days exactly.

A leap year (Latin bis sextus - “second sixth”) is a year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the duration of which is 366 days - one day longer than the duration of a regular, non-leap year. In the Julian calendar, every fourth year is a leap year; in the Gregorian calendar there are exceptions to this rule.

A year is a conventional unit of time, which historically meant a single cycle of seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter). In most countries, the calendar year is 365 or 366 days. Currently, the year is also used as a time characteristic of the revolution of planets around stars in planetary systems, in particular the Earth around the Sun.

The calendar year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars is 365 days in non-leap years, and 366 days in leap years. The average length of the year is 365.2425 days for the Gregorian calendar and 365.25 days for the Julian calendar.

The calendar year in the Islamic calendar contains 353, 354 or 355 days - 12 lunar months. The average length of the year is 354.37 days, which is less than the tropical year, and therefore Muslim holidays “roam” according to the seasons.

The calendar year in the Hebrew calendar contains 353, 354 or 355 days in a common year and 383, 384 or 385 days in a leap year. The average length of the year is 365.2468 days, which is close to the tropical year.

The length of the tropical year (the time between the two spring equinoxes) is 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds. The difference in the length of the tropical year and the average Julian calendar year (365.25 days) is 11 minutes 14 seconds. From these 11 minutes and 14 seconds, one day is added up in approximately 128 years.

Over the centuries, a shift in the day of the vernal equinox, with which church holidays are associated, was noticed. By the 16th century, the spring equinox occurred about 10 days earlier than March 21, which is used to determine the day of Easter.

To compensate for the accumulated error and avoid such a shift in the future, in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII carried out a calendar reform. To make the average calendar year more consistent with the solar year, it was decided to change the rule of leap years. As before, a year whose number was a multiple of four remained a leap year, but an exception was made for those that were a multiple of 100. From now on, such years were leap years only when they were also divisible by 400.

In other words, a year is a leap year in two cases: either it is a multiple of 4, but not a multiple of 100, or a multiple of 400. A year is not a leap year if it is not a multiple of 4, or it is a multiple of 100, but not a multiple of 400.

The last years of centuries ending in two zeros are not leap years in three cases out of four. Thus, the years 1700, 1800 and 1900 are not leap years, since they are a multiple of 100 and not a multiple of 400. The years 1600 and 2000 are leap years, since they are a multiple of 400. The years 2100, 2200 and 2300 are not leap years. In leap years, an additional day is introduced - February 29. The Catholic world lives according to the Julian calendar. Unlike the Julian calendar, the Gregorian calendar takes into account only one object - the Sun.

Now we live according to the Julian calendar (new style), before the revolution we lived according to the Gregorian calendar (old style). The difference between the old and new styles was 11 days in the 18th century, 12 days in the 19th century, and 13 days in the 20th and 21st centuries. In the 22nd century, this difference will already be 14 days. The Gregorian calendar was introduced under Soviet rule on February 14, 1918 (after January 31, it was no longer February 1, but immediately the 14th). The last leap year was, the next one will be.

1996, 1992, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1960, 1956, 1952, 1948, 1944, 1940, 1936, 1932, 1928, 1924, 1920, 16, 1912, 1908, 1904, Gregorian According to the calendar, 1900 is a non-leap year, according to the Julian calendar it is a leap year. 1896.

Note: For most computer and mobile systems, valid dates are from December 13, 1901, 20:45:54 GMT to January 19, 2038, 03:14:07 GMT. (These dates correspond to the minimum and maximum value of a 32-bit signed integer.) For Windows, valid dates are 01/01/1970 to 01/19/2038.

2012 is a leap year that starts on Sunday. In the Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar, a year consists of 365 days, and every fourth - of 366. The Earth’s orbit is designed in such a way that our planet does not make an annual revolution around the Sun in a whole number of days. The eternal problems of the calendar are associated with this “tail”, equal to 5 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds. Among the people, these leap years (from the Latin bis seхtus - “second sixth”), elongated years have been notorious since the times of the Romans and Greeks... But is the devil as terrible as he is painted? Let's try to call on the stars for help and sort out this issue on the eve of 2012...

Why is Leap Year 2012 dangerous?

Usually the image of Kasyan was associated with hell and assigned demonic traits in his appearance and behavior. One of the legends said that Kasyan was a bright angel, but he betrayed God by telling the devil about the Lord’s intention to expel all satanic power from heaven. Having committed betrayal, Kasyan repented, God took pity on the sinner and gave him a relatively light punishment. He assigned an angel to him, who beat Kasyan on the forehead with a hammer for three years in a row, and in the fourth year gave him rest. Another legend says that Kasyan stood guard at the gates of hell and only once a year had the right to leave them and appear on earth.

According to popular beliefs, Saint Kasyan is unkind, selfish, stingy, envious, vindictive and brings people nothing but misfortune. Kasyan's appearance is unpleasant; his slanting eyes with disproportionately large eyelids and a deathly gaze are especially striking. Russian people believed that “Kasyan looks at everything, everything withers”, “Kasyan mows down everything with a sideways eye”, “Kasyan on the people - it’s hard for the people”, “Kasyan on the grass - the grass dries, Kasyan on the cattle - the cattle die.”

Some legends explained Kasyan’s evilness by the fact that he was kidnapped in infancy from pious parents by demons, who raised him in their home. In addition, they said that Saint Basil the Great, having met Kasyan, placed the sign of the cross on his forehead, after which Kasyan began to have the ability to burn demons approaching him. However, all this could not whitewash the saint, and for everyone he continued to remain Kasyan the Unmerciful, Kasyan the Envious, Kasyan the Terrible, Kasyan the Stingy. St. Kasyan's Memorial Day was celebrated once every four years. Saint Kasyan spreads his evilness throughout the whole year: “Kasyan came, went to limp and break everything in his own way.”

Wedding in a leap year 2012 - is it bad?

Many couples in love are sure that getting married on a leap year means dooming their marriage to collapse. What to do if you want to have a wedding, but don’t want to wait for 2013? If you look at history, you can see a very funny picture. Indeed, once every four years the young people did not disturb the matchmakers, and no festive chaos broke out in the house of the bride’s parents. But this does not mean at all that the lovers could not get married. What is most remarkable is that... girls went to get married. It turns out that leap year was the year of brides who could choose their own groom! Initially, the custom of female matchmaking had one condition: that “every lady who goes to matchmaking should wear an undershirt made of scarlet flannel and that its hem should be clearly visible, otherwise the man will have to pay a fine for it.” A bride could be denied matchmaking only in the most rare cases, but no mention of them has survived.

If a leap year were somehow unfavorable for the church from the point of view of performing the Sacrament of Marriage, then this would certainly be reflected in the church canons. But there is no such rule. This means that this superstition has nothing to do with the true state of affairs. But if this sign matters to you, but you are still going to get married in 2012, then ask the priest to say before the crown: “I crown with a crown, not a leap end.”

Leap year 2012 - name day of death

There is another superstition associated with leap year. It says that more people die in a leap year than in other years (“the death will rise!”). It is believed that on leap days many old and sick people who have been sitting too long die. Why does “someone die” during a leap year? There is such an intricate legend. One of the Christian saints beats devils with chains without a break for 4 years. On New Year's Day he looks up and the earth comforts him. Having been consoled, he begins with special frenzy to whip the devils, who, accordingly, harm what consoled him: grass (and fires destroy crops), animals (and pestilence begins) or people. Another legend belongs to the ancient Roman holiday called Feralia and was held on February 21 - on this day a meal was prepared for the souls of the dead and a gift of tiles with a withered wreath, bread soaked in wine, some violets, a few grains of millet, and a pinch of salt were presented. But souls do not need abundant food and gifts; the memory of the living is more important to them. Therefore, the most important thing is to pray to them with all your heart and not forget about them.

Once during the war they forgot to hold Feralia. A pestilence began in Rome, and at night souls came out of their graves in droves and filled the streets with loud cries. As soon as sacrifices were made to them, they returned to the land, and the pestilence stopped. The legend of the February deaths has survived to this day, having undergone a change in content. There is another version - in ancient times, February was the last month of the year. In ancient Rome, for example, in February, they tried to cleanse themselves of all the bad things that had accumulated over the year. Hence, its name - after the name of the rite of cult cleansing from sins, repentance in Dr. Rome - februarius (from Latin "purifying"). And it was believed that after February “extra people” died.

If we look at modern statistics, approximately the same number of people die in leap years as in others, and the mortality rate depends on completely different factors. But, alas, in folk psychology, all troubles, one way or another, are transferred to leap years! If there are sick relatives in your house, and you are still afraid that a leap year is ahead, go to church, light a candle and pray for those who have already died...

10 minutes before the onset of the leap year 2012, say a special prayer: “I am riding on horseback, I am traveling on foot, and I have a successful year. I will dress myself in holy clothes, I am baptized with the holy cross, I say goodbye to the old year, I greet the leap year, I put on holy clothes. Key, lock, tongue. Amen. Amen. And on the last night of the year, use the following prayer: “Annual angels, holy angels, do not give in your words, do not let in your deeds the passing of the leap year into the coming new year. Do not allow the slaves (names of family members) neither dark days nor evil people, no bitter tears, no painful illness. 12 angels, stand in defense (names of family members). The word is strong, Amen. And everything will be fine with you!

Birth of a child in Leap Year 2012

During a leap year, a pregnant woman was strictly forbidden to cut her hair before giving birth, under the threat of giving birth to a mentally retarded child. A child born on a leap year had to be baptized. Only the closest blood relatives could be godparents. Some people believe in all this, some don't. Some people don’t quite believe it, but still prefer to play it safe. It is believed that there is no worse birthday than February 29th. It seems like a sad fate awaits a person born on this day: he will be unhappy all his life, he will face an early death, a serious illness or injury. As a consolation for those who celebrate a real birthday once every four years, all that remains is “I might not have been born at all.” There are cases when mothers who have given birth beg registry office workers not to register their child on February 29th.

There are about 4 million children on February 29th in the world - this is only 0.0686% of the world's population. The chance of a child being born on a leap year is approximately 1 in 1,500. One Norwegian family even managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records: three children were born on February 29, and in different leap years. One can only guess how much effort this coincidence cost the parents. Those born on an extra day in February usually celebrate their birth every year, although once every four years it is “more thorough.” German professor Heinrich Hemme developed his system of leap birthdays. It all depends on what hour you were born.

  • from 0.00 to 6.00 - in non-leap years, mark 28.02.
  • from 6.00 to 12.00 - mark 28.02 for two years after a leap year, 1.03 for the third.
  • from 12.00 to 18.00 - in the first year after a leap year, celebrate 28.02, in the second and third - 1.03.
  • from 18.00 to 24.00 - mark 1.03.
Don’t forget that there is another sign: on this day the chosen ones and the lucky ones are born. According to some ancient sources, this day was sacred: a mystery day, a secret day... the day when a window opens into a “parallel world”. It is not for nothing that this day is still called “pop-up”, “slipping away”, as if appearing from nowhere and going into nowhere... It was believed that the chosen ones were born on this day. Some messengers from a parallel world.

In ancient times, these people were considered born Magicians, endowed with a prophetic gift. Carefully guarded and guarded, forced to live as hermits, the “chosen ones” actually possessed a miraculous gift, capable of not only predicting, but also healing, “cleansing” from all filth. If you were born on February 29, a leap year, thereby falling under the sign of Pisces, you will have fewer difficulties and more luck in your early years. Children born in 2012 will be rich and will provide their parents with a decent old age. But what could it mean for “mere mortals” if you suddenly meet people born on February 29 in your life? Considering that these are human messengers, they appear in a person’s fate not by chance, but with a specific mission: to convey information to us. Perhaps it will be a lesson, or maybe some knowledge. “The information that came to you through a person born on February 29 has a secret, esoteric meaning, and I would not recommend ignoring it...”

Signs of Leap Year 2012

  • In a leap year, it is better not to start building a bathhouse.
  • If possible, you should not change your job or apartment.
  • You can't sell livestock.
  • The third goose out of all those slaughtered is given away for free.
  • Old people should not buy “mortal” items as a reserve. Sign: they won’t live long after this.
  • People who divorced on a leap year should buy a new towel and take it to the church, give it to the women who wash and clean there, saying to themselves: “I pay tribute to the leap year, and you, family angel, stand next to me. Amen. Amen. Amen".
  • In a leap year, when leaving home for any reason or for work, they say, without stepping over the threshold of their home: “I go and ride along the leap trail, I bow to the leap year. I left the threshold, and will return here. Amen.”
  • In the spring of a leap year, when planting in a vegetable garden, they say: “In a leap year, soot will die.”
  • At the first thunder in a leap year, they place their finger on their finger with a cross and whisper: “The whole family is with me (the names of family members are listed). Amen.”
  • When they hear a dog howling on a leap year, they say: “Go howl, but not to my home. Amen.”
  • On parents' Saturday, when they come to the cemetery in a leap year, they do not commemorate them until three people have been commemorated.
  • Usually on Ivan Kupala people collect herbs for treatment. And in a leap year, having come to the forest, before picking even a blade of grass, they stand facing west and say: “Leap Father, keep the bad things for yourself, and let me take the dear ones. Amen.”
  • Knowledgeable people do not collect mushrooms during a leap year, do not eat them or sell them, so as not to raise bad things from the ground. Remember, mushrooms dream of coffins.
  • You can't drown kittens during a leap year.
  • If you are in a church where a funeral service is taking place, it is better not to be nearby.
  • There is no caroling during a leap year.
  • There is a custom among the people to invite people “to have a bite”. They don’t do this during a leap year - the child will have bad teeth.
  • For mothers whose daughters started menstruating for the first time during a leap year, it is better not to tell anyone about it - neither a friend, nor a sister, nor a grandmother, so as not to spoil the daughter’s womanly lot.
  • If it happens that in a leap year a person has committed a crime before the law (as they say: you can’t say no to prison and no money), then one of the prisoner’s relatives should go to church, light a candle to three saints and, leaving the church, say: “Leap year.” will leave, and the servant (name) will come home, Amen.”
  • A prisoner in prison, saying goodbye to a leap year, must cross himself and say: “There is free will, but no bondage for me.” There will be fewer troubles and diseases in captivity. But they do it so that no one sees.
Let melancholy and sadness bypass your homes, and may the leap year 2012 be lucky for you!

Every 4 years, humanity lives in a leap year. It is this year, in February, that magically becomes 29 days.

There are many signs and beliefs associated with it, many of which have pagan roots, but there are also Christian elements. Sometimes, it comes to the point that during a leap year people give up such usual activities as a seaside holiday or regular trips to the country.

What is a leap year and how valid are the signs associated with it?

Leap year: where did the extra day come from?

Do you think that the Earth makes a full revolution in exactly 365 days? No, this is not so - the Earth makes a full circle around the Sun a little longer, namely, 365 days and 6 hours.

In other words, every year an extra quarter of a day is added. Over the course of 4 years, such quarters equal 24 hours. So it turns out that a year that is divisible by 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, the leap year calendar is based on this principle) is different from the rest.

The leap year is designed to eliminate this surplus and bring balance to the calendar. If it were not for the leap year, then in a couple of centuries the new year would have moved to the beginning of March, and this is quite serious!

Leap year differences

The differences between a leap year and other years, from a material point of view, are limited only by the number of days. In addition, people have to work one more day. Sometimes, however, it turns out to take an extra rest, but this happens quite rarely.

From an astrological point of view, during the Earth's path around the Sun during a leap year, a large number of troubles occur:

  • people's everyday problems;
  • man-made disasters;
  • natural disasters;
  • relatively high mortality rate.

However, one can argue with the latter - there are no comments from funeral service workers about the increase in mortality. Only slightly more elderly people die.

Leap year: greetings from Antiquity

For the first time, the ancient Romans became concerned with the problem of the calendar not corresponding to the real flow of time. In this country it was forbidden to transfer significant dates to another time of the year. People were guided by the movement of the Sun across the sky.

Guy Julius Caesar solved the problem quickly and radically - from the moment of his reign, people began to live according to the Julian calendar, which added one day to February every 4 years. The transition to the new calendar began gradually, not everyone accepted it, but time took its toll.

Over time, the pagan calendar migrated to Christian culture. But in some regions this year is associated with Kasyan Visokos, one of the saints, the patron saint of monasticism.

Allegedly, he binge-drinks for three years, and after 4 years he comes out of the drinking binge and takes it out on people for the fact that his day is celebrated only once every 4 years.

Here, however, there is a problem - a Christian saint, by definition, cannot be a binge drunkard, plus there is no record in the church that Visokos likes to drink.

Signs and beliefs associated with leap year

Nowadays, leap year is treated relatively simply, but in the past, some people were afraid to leave the house on February 29th during a leap year. For example, there was a superstition that if you were very cold on this day, and at the end of February the frosts could be severe, then a person would certainly catch a severe cold and die.

The same applies to livestock. Popular belief says that any mistake in caring for pets on this day can cost the animals their lives. For example, malnutrition or overfeeding.

Starting a new business in a leap year, according to popular belief, cannot bring much success.

Everything is bound to go awry: even if a person builds a house, or even opens a business. In addition, all major matters should be postponed at least until February 29 - this time is considered the most unfortunate since the beginning of the year.

To appease Visokos a little, you need to do the following:

  • when the chimes strike, throw a glass of vodka out of the window (other alcohol will do, but it must be strong);
  • drink without clinking glasses when it is exactly midnight;
  • If you do end up clinking glasses, then before you take a sip, you need to put the glasses on the table.

According to popular belief, Visokos's anger will subside a little before the completion of the next track around the Sun.

Another interesting sign is associated with collecting gifts from nature. Usually, picking mushrooms and berries is difficult on February 29, but things found on the street, for example, money, can bring trouble if they get into the house.

And if at the same time the dog howls (Dog Day on February 29 is itself a bad sign), then trouble is guaranteed. You need to ignore him, saying, “Forget me.”

Leap year prohibitions

Since this year is so unlucky, people have come up with many prohibitions, by observing which you can ward off trouble from your home. By the way, nature also “participates” in these prohibitions.

For example, according to the recollections of old-timers, in leap years there is usually a weak harvest of apples.

So, what not to do in a leap year:

  • You can't sing carols at baptism. This ritual itself is relatively associated with evil spirits, and once every four years they are especially “attentive” to people. It's better not to attract any rubbish. So no matter how many sweets people offer, it is better to avoid carols.
  • It is not recommended to sell products produced on your own farm. It is believed that happiness and wealth leave the house with them.
  • You shouldn’t show your baby’s first erupted tooth to anyone, except perhaps your closest relatives. If you break the ban, the child will have crooked teeth.
  • You cannot start new big things, including getting married. Everything will go wrong, this has already been discussed above.
  • You can’t buy “coffin things.” It sounds strange, but for some older people it is the norm to buy things for their funeral. Such an action during a leap year will hasten death.
  • Women are strictly prohibited from dyeing their hair. This can lead to the lady going bald.
  • Changing your place of work or place of residence is prohibited. A person simply will not get accustomed to a new place; he will have to start everything from scratch (this point is sometimes impossible, because there are different circumstances in life).

Having children joins this forbidden group, but not everyone takes this restriction seriously.

Maybe this all sounds archaic, but the fact remains that people often complain to astrologers and psychics about misfortunes that began precisely after violating such prohibitions.

Conclusion - until the Earth makes a full revolution around the Sun in a leap year, some activities should be abandoned.

What do astrologers think?

In 2016, I made an anonymous personal calendar for a young man. He was going to start a new business project, but numerology showed that the undertaking would not only be extremely unsuccessful, but could even lead to the death of my client.

Unfortunately, he didn’t listen to me, he did the opposite. The result is deplorable - although he remained alive, he lost everything to the last penny, and is now starting a new life.

Surprisingly, most of these calendars for different people, made during leap years, showed similar results. I don’t really believe in the involvement of negative entities in the problems, but the influence of the planets in these years is extremely negative.

The leap year should pass calmly and without unnecessary movements, I can tell you that for sure!

Irina, Moscow

All the predictions I made for people wanting to get married on a leap year didn't say anything good. This time is a time of failures, misunderstandings, conflicts and contradictions, what kind of marriage can we talk about?

At the same time, many of these “weds” separated even before the wedding. Since 2016, only 5-10% of those families have survived.

Mortality, by the way, is also increasing! Older people die in droves during leap years. Pray more often, do not anger the higher powers! And go to church, every 7 days or so.

Svyatoslav, Yaroslavl

I believe that leap year is a pagan Slavic belief. The ancestors endowed February with demonic power and feared it like fire.

So this belief has come to us in a greatly modified form. There's nothing wrong with a leap year, but a little care still wouldn't hurt.

Irma, Moscow

High mortality, that's what a leap year is. It is rare to make favorable forecasts at this time.

Basically, people have some problems to solve. I advise you not to violate the leap year prohibitions and undergo purification rituals more often.

Svetlana, Samara

Is 2019 a leap year or not? 2019 will not be a leap year. From year to year, the approach of the New Year causes excitement among superstitious people. Will the coming 2019 Year of the Pig be a leap year or a non-leap year?

The interest is based on folk signs and superstitions associated with the addition of an additional February 29th. One day, February 29, is added to the calendar every four years. The previous leap year was 2016. When is the next leap year? The next one will be in 2020, in four years.

Razgadamus considers it educational. How many days are there in a Leap Year? A leap year (or popularly called High Year) occurs every fourth year. Its duration is 366 days, one more than the duration of a non-leap year, thanks to the additional day - February 29. In normal, non-leap years, February has 28 days.

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How many days in 2019

You can get an answer to the question of how many days there will be in 2019, 365 or 366, by looking. If 2019 is not a leap year, therefore, the duration of 2019 will be 365 days.

2019 Leap year or not, causes concern among superstitious people and is of interest primarily to those people whose birthday falls on February 29. It turns out that those born on Leap Year on February 29th have to celebrate their birthday once every four years or postpone the celebration to March 1st.

A leap year differs from a regular year in duration; it is 1 day longer. But since ancient times, people have been afraid of the onset of such a four-year anniversary, which instills fear of impending misfortune.

There are folk signs according to which the arrival of a Leap Year means the onset of an unlucky period of time in the life of every person for four years.

Signs for Leap Year: what you can and cannot do

To believe in omens or not? February 29 is popularly called Kasyan's day (or Kasyanov's day), and it is considered unlucky for the birth of a child.

  • It is not advisable to plan the birth of a baby, but if pregnancy has occurred, the expectant mother will have to refrain from cutting her hair until the birth.
  • If a child was born in a Leap Year, it is necessary to speed up the baptismal ceremony so that the baby receives protection.
  • You cannot start new businesses; any financial investment in a business is doomed to failure.
  • People who believe in omens are advised not to sell or buy real estate or change their place of residence during Leap Year.
  • According to signs, it is not recommended to have a pet.
  • It is better to postpone the trip until better times.
  • It is very bad luck to plan a wedding on a Leap Year. The sign says that a marriage concluded in an unhappy period of time will fall apart, the family will be haunted by misfortunes, illnesses, betrayal of spouses, and evil fate.
  • It is not recommended to change jobs or start renovating the house.

Our ancestors adhered to the rule that an unlucky year for marriage follows immediately after Leap Year and the ban on marriage remains for another year. If you believe it, then after 2016 (it was a Leap Year), the next year is 2017 - the year of the widow, the year of the widower - 2018.

2019 is the year of the widow or widower

The years of the widow and widower are considered to be the first and second years after Leap Year, the previous one was 2016. If you believe the superstition, then 2017 is the year of the widow, the year of the widower is 2018, both dates are not suitable for a wedding. And married couples planning a wedding in 2019 will experience prosperity and well-being.

Our grandmothers did not marry, they were afraid of receiving a mystical curse on their family from the Higher Powers and being left a widow or being among the dead.

Astrologers consider folk signs to be prejudices and relics of the past; they recommend not to believe in such forecasts and not to follow them.

Priests advise following your heart, starting a family, getting married according to church canons and setting a wedding date for 2019 without any doubt. According to - the year of the Pig - an animal symbolizing calm and harmony.

The Widow Years (list): 2001; 2005; 2009; 2013; 2017; 2021; 2025; 2029; 2033; 2037; 2041; 2045; 2049; 2053; 2057; 2061; 2065.

Widower Years (list): 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030; 2034; 2038; 2042; 2046; 2050; 2054; 2058; 2062; 2066.

Is it possible to get married or get married in 2019? Can. Signs and superstitions are usually based on popular rumors, but in fact there is no confirmed data or real statistics about the years of a widow or widower.

How to determine Leap Year: calculation

  1. It is easier to determine whether a leap year is or not if the date of the previous one is known. The leap year repeats itself every four years.
  2. You can calculate the viscosity by knowing how many days there are in a year - 365 or 366.
  3. A leap year is divisible by 4 without a remainder; if it can be divided by 100 without a remainder, it is a non-leap year. But if it is divisible by 400 without a remainder, then it is a leap year.

What to expect from 2019

Due to the fact that 2019 will not be a leap year and will be led by the Yellow Earth Pig, astrologers give a peaceful forecast for all 365 days of 2019. The pig is a symbol of the future in 2019. This patient animal symbolizes well-being, peace, tranquility and wisdom.

The personal life of many lonely people will change in 2019, loneliness will end and there will be a happy opportunity to find a friend, meet a loved one. A favorable period is coming for the birth of children and the creation of a family union. Persistent and purposeful will be accompanied by.

Astrologers say that you will have a chance to become happy in your personal life, achieve success at work, move up the career ladder, or open your own business.

The pig, as you know, is one of the animals with enviable tenacity, and those who show perseverance, hard work, take responsibility in difficult circumstances, and are not afraid of difficulties will be able to achieve what they want.

Folk signs for 2019, beliefs and forecasts of various astrologers agree on one thing - the year of the Pig, the beginning, middle, end and all 365 days - a favorable and successful period. No matter how many days there are in 2019, every day you need to strive for your goal, think positively, not paying attention to bad omens.

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