Unraveling February's 28-Day Mystery: Ancient Roman Roots & Superstition

• February's 28-day length stems from ancient Roman history and the calendar reforms of King Numa Pompilius.
• The original Roman calendar had 10 months; Numa added January and February to align with the lunar year.
• Romans considered even numbers unlucky, leading Numa to make most months odd-numbered, but February, associated with death and purification, was given 28 days.
• Julius Caesar's Julian calendar and later the Gregorian calendar maintained February's 28-day length, with 29 days in a leap year.
• A scientific reason for leap years exists to account for Earth's orbit, but February's shortness is a historical remnant.