Imagine you're counting days with your friends. Every year, you go around the sun, but sometimes it takes a little longer than 365 days to finish that trip. To keep things fair, we add an extra day every four years. That’s why we have leap years! It’s like giving the calendar a quick boost to stay in sync with Earth's movement.
Examples
- Imagine you're playing a game where every year, you take one step forward on a path, but sometimes you need to take an extra half-step to stay in the same place. That's like what happens with leap years.
- You might have heard of people born on February 29 being called leap year babies, because they only have a real birthday once every four years.
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