Ungawubala njani uNyaka wokuLeap kunye nesizathu sokuba ubekhona kwindawo yokuqala

Ngaba ukhe wema ukuba uzibuze ukuba kutheni le nto yonke iminyaka emine, uFebruwari unosuku olongezelelweyo? Unyaka we-leap, okanye unyaka ohambelanayo, kulapho ikhalenda iqulethe usuku olunye olongezelelweyo ukuzigcina zihambelana namaxesha onyaka. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, iikhalenda eziqinileyo zibangela ukuba unyaka ngamnye ukhukulise kwaye ungahambelani namaxesha onyaka. Ukuchasana noku, ukufaka (okanye ukudibanisa) usuku olongezelelweyo enyakeni kunqanda ukuhambahamba kungenzeki. Le yindlela esifumana ngayo iminyaka ye-leap.

Ngubani owasungula iminyaka ye-leap?

Phantse kwiminyaka engama-5000 eyadlulayo, amaSumer ahlula unyaka ube ngamacandelo ali-12 alinganayo eentsuku ezingama-30 inye kwaye adala unyaka weentsuku ezingama-360. Noko ke, oku kwakuthetha ukuba unyaka wabo wawuphantse ube mfutshane kangangeveki kunexesha elithathwa kuhambo olupheleleyo lokujikeleza ilanga. Kungekudala iikhalenda zabo zawa phantsi ngokupheleleyo.

Eqonda ukukhukuliseka koku, amaJiphutha aMandulo ayengabaseki bekhalenda eyayineentsuku ezingama-365. Kunokuba ibe ngunyaka omninzi, basuka bongeza iintsuku ezintlanu zemibhiyozo nemibhiyozo ekupheleni konyaka.

UBawo Weminyaka Ye-Leap

Ngelo xesha, amaRoma ayelandela ikhalenda yenyanga, eneentsuku ezingama-29.5 enyangeni neentsuku ezingama-355 ngonyaka. Ngokwenza oku, baye bafumanisa ukuba bawela ngokungenathemba ekuhambelaneni namaxesha onyaka. Ngelinge lokulungisa oku, amaRoma ayezama rhoqo ukongeza iintsuku okanye iinyanga ezongezelelweyo, nto leyo eyayibonakala ibonisa indlela eyayibaluleke ngayo imfuneko yekhalenda entsha.

Ke ngowama-45 BC, kwaye phantse iinyanga ezintathu zingahambelani neekhalenda, uJulius Caesar wazisa ikhalenda entsha yeentsuku ezingama-365, enosuku olongezelelweyo kunyaka omtsi.

Kwenziwa Impazamo

Emva komyalelo kaKesare, ababingeleli ababequlunqa ikhalenda entsha benza impazamo. Kunokuba unyaka we-leap wenzeke rhoqo kwiminyaka emine, unyaka wokutsiba uya kwenzeka rhoqo kwiminyaka emithathu. Akuzange kuthathe xesha lide kakhulu ukuba baqonde ukuba le nkqubo yayingayi kusebenza konke konke, yaye ke kwafuneka ukuba kwenziwe ulungiso.

Ngomnyaka we-8 BC, uMlawuli uAgasto wazisa ikhalenda elungisiweyo ukuze iminyaka yomnqantsa yenzeke rhoqo emva kweminyaka emine.

Kwenzeka njani ukuba uFebruwari kube yeyona nyanga imfutshane?

UAgasto ikwasisizathu sokuba uFebruwari kuphela kwenyanga eneentsuku ezingaphantsi kwama-30. UJulayi yinyanga ethiywe ngoJulius Caesar, nanjengoko yayiyinyanga awazalelwa kuyo umlawuli. Le nyanga yayibizwa ngokuba yiQuintilis, kwaye iSextilis yayiza kuthiywa ngokutsha ngembeko ka-Augustus.

Ukanti uJulayi uneentsuku ezingama-31, kwaye ekuqaleni u-Agasti wayeneentsuku ezingama-30 kuphela, ezazinokubonwa njengento encinci kumlawuli. Ukungxengxeza oku nokubalaselisa ukubaluleka kuka-Agasto, amaRoma aboleka usuku kuFebruwari. Oku kuthetha ukuba kunyaka omnqantsa kukho iintsuku ezingama-29 kuphela, kwaye ke iintsuku ezingama-28 kunyaka omnye.

Iminyaka Ehamba Phambili Ehlabathini Lonke

Kwezinye iindawo ehlabathini, kwakukho izithethe ezakhayo ukulungisa ukuphambuka kwekhalenda. Ezi zinto zenzeka kudala ngaphambi kokuba sibe nolwazi ngokujikeleza komhlaba ilanga. Kwikhalenda yaseTshayina, ilungiswa kunye nenyanga yokutsiba rhoqo kwiminyaka emithathu. Inyanga yokutsiba ibekwe kwindawo eyahlukileyo yekhalenda minyaka le.

Kwilizwe laseAfrika lase-Ethiopia, kunokuba ngoFebruwari, ekupheleni konyaka, usuku olongezelelweyo longezwa kwikhalenda. Oku kwakhona kwenzeka rhoqo emva kweminyaka emine, njengonyaka omtsi.

Uwubala njani unyaka wokutsiba?

Ukuze kubonwe ukuba ingaba unyaka ngunyaka womnqantsa na, eyona ndlela ilula kukubona ukuba unyaka unokwahlulwa ngokulinganayo na ngo-4. Ke ngo-1996? Unyaka wokutsiba. 1745? Ayingonyaka wokutsiba. Lo mgaqo usebenza minyaka le ngaphandle kwenkulungwane entsha.

Oku kujongwa njengeminyaka ye-leap kuphela ukuba inokwahlulwa ngokulinganayo ngama-400. Ngoko ke i-1600? Yahlulahlulwe ngama-4 kunye nama-400, kwaye ke ngoko unyaka omtsi. 1900? Yahlulahlulwe ngo-4, kodwa hayi ngama-400, ngoko ayingonyaka wokutsiba. Unyaka ka-2020 ngunyaka olandelayo wokutsiba.

Iintsana zoNyaka weLeap

Unethuba eli-1 kwi-1,461 lokuzalwa nge-29 kaFebruwari. Oku kuthetha ukuba kukho malunga ne-4 yezigidi zabantu emhlabeni abangabantwana be-leap year kwaye malunga ne-187000 yabantu e-US

Isiteketiso sabantwana abangomhla wamashumi amabini anesithoba kuFebruwari ‘kukutsiba,’ nangona bekwabizwa ngokuba ziiLeapsters, Leapers, neLeap Day iintsana. Ukusukela ngo-1997, bekukho uMbutho oHloniphekileyo woSuku loNyaka wokuLeap omele amalungelo abo bazalwa ngoFebruwari 29.

Ngowuphi umhla wokuzalwa womntwana wonyaka wokuxhuma?

Inxalenye yomcimbi we-leaplings kukuba iiwebhusayithi ezininzi ezisemthethweni kunye namaziko okubhalisa asemthethweni awayithathi i-29 kaFebruwari ibe ngumhla. Ukuba baza kuthatha umhla wokuzalwa kwabo, ke ukwaluphala kwabo kuyaphuma ekulungelelaniseni iikhalenda njengoko sisazi. Ngokomzekelo, ngo-2008 ibhinqa elibizwa ngokuba nguFlorence Smith kuMazantsi eFlorida labhiyozela iminyaka yalo yokuzalwa engama-26. Ewe, uFlorence wayeneminyaka eyi-104.

Kakhulu, uninzi lwamazwe luthatha umhla woku-1 kuMatshi njengomhla osemthethweni wosuku lokuzalwa lokutsiba. Amazwe afana neMichigan achaza ngokusemthethweni kwiKhowudi yabo yeThuthi ukuba abo bazalwa ngomhla we-29 ngoFebruwari 'bathathwa njengabazalwe ngo-Matshi 1st.'

Intwana yeThamsanqa

Isiko le-29 kaFebruwari libhekwa njengenhlanhla e-Ireland nase-United Kingdom. Intsomi yaseIreland icebisa ukuba nge-29 kaFebruwari, uBrigid oNgcwele waseKildare wenze isindululo kuSaint Patrick. Wenze njalo ngalo mhla emva kokumcenga ukuba abasetyhini bacebise amadoda abo kanye kwiminyaka emine.

Esi siko sasisaziwa naseNgilani, kwaye ngowe-1582 umdlalo waseBritani wawusasaza uluvo loSuku lweBachelor. Lo mdlalo ucebise ukuba ngolu suku, abafazi kufuneka banxibe kwaye benze kwaye baziphathe njengamadoda, ngokukodwa ngokucela amadoda ukuba atshate. Lo mbono uza kwenza indlela eya e-US kwaye ibe luSuku lweSadie Hawkins.

Ishwangusha elincinci

Nangona kunjalo, akusiyo yonke indawo ekholelwa ukuba i-Leap Year yinto enethamsanqa. EGrisi, iminyaka yeLeap ayinathamsanqa ngokupheleleyo lothando, kwaye ngakumbi xa isiza emtshatweni. Sisithethe esiye someleleyo kangangokuba abantu abaninzi abaganene balinda de kuphele unyaka ngaphambi kokuba batshate.

Ngokufanayo, e-Italiya, iinkolelo zicebisa ukuba ukuthenga imoto okanye indlu ngexesha lonyaka weLeap luluvo olubi kwaye umntu endaweni yoko alinde. Ehlabathini lonke, kukho ingcamango yokuba ukuzala ngexesha lonyaka we-leap kulishwa elibi, kwaye uya kukunika umntwana onzima kumzali.