According to statistics, about four million people on Earth were born on February 29. Of course, it is not customary in all countries to celebrate a birthday, so many of these lucky people do not even think about the question of when to celebrate. But where there is a tradition of congratulating birthday people and giving them gifts, those born on February 29 sometimes feel the injustice of fate, because they have a "full" birthday only once every four years. But a way out even from such a difficult situation is usually found.
Is it really that important?
Not everyone celebrates birthdays strictly according to the calendar. A working person does not always manage to carve out free hours during the working week. Therefore, more and more people on the birthday are trying to postpone the celebration to the next weekend. This can be done by the one who happened to be born on February 29th. As a rule, this is the first day off after a birthday, since there is an opinion that congratulating a happy birthday in advance is not a good omen.
Between February 28th and March 1st
If you still think that you need to celebrate your birthday strictly according to the calendar, keep in mind that February 29 in a normal year is the moment after February 28 and before March 1. That is, you can celebrate both on the last February day and on the first March. According to the German scientist Heinrich Hemme, the hour at which you were born is important. The easiest way to set a date for someone who was born is from midnight to 6 a.m. on February 29 and from 6 p.m. on February 29 to 0 a.m. on March 1. The first can safely celebrate their birthday on February 28, the second on March 1. The professor proposes a more complex schedule for those who were born in the afternoon. If the hour of birth falls on the first half of the day - two years after the leap year can be celebrated on February 28, the third - on March 1. Those who were born from noon to 6 o'clock have a different schedule - for the first two years they celebrate their birthday on March 1, the third on February 28. Whether or not to follow this rule is up to the birthday boy.
Four years later - but for real
Usually, those who were born on February 29 try to arrange a special celebration on their real birthday. Even anniversaries are not as important for them as the opportunity to celebrate their holiday on the very day that is recorded in the passport as the date of birth. This is a great occasion to arrange a large gathering of guests. The birthday boy can prepare a short and witty opening speech in which he tells about a rare event in his life. You can ask guests in advance to prepare funny toasts, which will also reflect a special date. The uniqueness of the event can be emphasized in the decoration of the hall and dishes.
If you are celebrating a birthday at home
Decorate the hall. For example, you can make a panel of balls in the form of a circle, in the center of which is written the date - February 29. The panel can be made of flowers, real or artificial, and paper stars. Order a large cake with the appropriate label. Come up with a welcome speech. It will be very good if it is written in verse. If you yourself do not know how to beautifully express your thoughts in rhyme, order a poem that will speak not only about the occasion that gathered all the guests, but also about the date, because such an event does not happen in everyone's life.
