Why does February have 29 days in 2024? It's all to do with the Earth's orbit around the sun, says Royal Museums Greenwich:

"The number of Earth's revolutions is not the same as the time it takes for the Earth to get around the Sun. The Solar year is 365.2422 days long, a length which no calendar year can accommodate. By having leap years every four years we ensure that the months consistently match up with the seasons.”

So as 2024 is a leap year, there will be 366 days instead of the usual 365.

The first leap year in modern Britain was back in 1752, when 11 days were “lost” from September with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar. After that, we adopted the system still in use today where an additional day is inserted in February in years wholly divisible by four.

To celebrate having an extra day, we're asking: Do any of you have a birthday on that date? Is anyone getting married then, or do you have a February 29 baby due?

Maybe you're planning to propose on that special day, or you got married on February 29. Or maybe you're doing something else to celebrate it.

If you were a leap year baby, or have any other reason to celebrate February 29, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch by clicking the link below.