February 28 and 29 days

Why does February have fewer days?

Have you ever wondered why the month of February has fewer days unlike the other months that have 30 or 31 days, well I did and I went to investigate and here I have those data.

It all starts with the early Romans who had a 10-month calendar. The year began with the month of March and September was the seventh month, October the eighth, November the ninth and December the tenth. Hence their names and alternated the months of 30 and 31 days.

Was the King Numa Pompilio who decided that to adapt the calendar to the lunar cycle, they had to place 2 more months, which are January and February.

But at that time it was thought that even numbers were bad luck, so, the calendar was modified again to alternate the months in 29 and 31 days. Since January and February were months of an unproductive season, it was thought that nothing would happen if both had even days. The two would have 28 days, but that change was not enough.

He rooted in the superstitious belief also was forced to change the days of January. No one liked that the year began with a month of bad luck. January went on to have 29 days.

With the passage of time, days were added to the calendar in order to coincide with the seasons. It was Julio César who finally made the last modification of the calendar throwing overboard all the changes made so far. 

January was placed as the first month, and months were merged between 30 and 31 days and February, as it was the month of purification, stayed with 28 days. A sufficient time was said to achieve this renewal, but the calendar was fully adjusted to the movements of the sun by a minimum margin: a problem that was solved by adding a day to February every four years. 

But there are other rumors that point to it was the fault of Octavio Augusto who decided that the Sextile month of the Julian calendar was called Augustus (August), and Julius Caesar, in turn, gave his name to the month of Quintil, which was renamed Július (July).

The evil tongues speak of Augustus, seeing that the month of Julius Caesar had one day more than his own and given the existing rivalry, added one day to August. That day they say that he was removed from the month of February.