Happy leap year! The practice of adding an extra day to February approximately once every four years began with the design of the Gregorian calendar to keep Easter consistent with the vernal equinox, or the first day of spring. As the Earth's revolution around the sun is 365.25 days, not 365, this extra day keeps our world turning smoothly.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Get on with life! It is better to risk emotionally now than to play it safe in limbo for another month. An uninvolved pa ...

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