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minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·edit-21 day ago 5 days every year that’s not part of any month Those are called intercalary months. They had them in the ancient egyptian calendar (5 every year, 6 in leap years) and were usually used for rest and religious ceremonies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalary_month_(Egypt)
minus-squareMicrow@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 day agoI’m pretty sure they’re being cheeky and we’re referencing exactly this ;)
Those are called intercalary months. They had them in the ancient egyptian calendar (5 every year, 6 in leap years) and were usually used for rest and religious ceremonies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalary_month_(Egypt)
I’m pretty sure they’re being cheeky and we’re referencing exactly this ;)