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Born on February 29: these French people born in a leap year
It only happens once every four years: February 29. The year 2024 is a leap year. For those who were born four, eight, 12 or 48 years ago, this extra day in February is the occasion for a somewhat special celebration.
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It only happens once every four years: February 29. The year 2024 is a leap year. For those who were born four, eight, 12 or 48 years ago, this extra day in February is the occasion for a somewhat special celebration.
Florence Cassubie celebrates her 44th birthday this February 29. It’s all the more rare since she decided to mark the occasion once every four years. She always bakes four cakes, to make up for lost time. Being born on February 29 is a lesson in patience. Blame it on the Earth, which revolves around the sun in 365 days and approximately six hours. The leap year sets the record straight. Babies born Thursday February 29 don’t yet know what awaits them.
Children of February 29
Brought together by a Facebook group, the children of February 29 each have a different experience. Philippe Garot thus saw his date of birth modified by changing his identity card, in 1975. “I crossed out the 8, and I put the 9 next to it”he says. For Carole Le Hein, these are not good memories, since her mother only gave her a gift on February 29, and never in a normal year.
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