It is believed that a leap year brings people a lot of suffering and misery. The concept of a leap year was introduced during the time of Emperor Julius Caesar. By adding one day to the calendar every four years, the Romans balanced the error in calculating the day. Later, February 29 began to be called Kasyanov's day. This saint had a bad character. It was believed that on this day the Sun emits negative energy, so people tried to leave the house as little as possible. A number of superstitions and signs are associated with a leap year.
Signs associated with a leap year
A lot of signs associated with a leap year have come down to our time. Basically, they portend a deterioration in health.
It is believed that in a leap year, the number of suicides and accidents increases, chronic diseases are exacerbated and they are almost impossible to cure during this period.
It has long been believed that it is worth looking out for on February 29th. On this "extra day" negative energy is gaining strength and is capable of having an impact on a person. On February 29, it is not worth planning activities related to the risk to life, since the likelihood of serious injury is very high.
In leap years, our ancestors tried to collect mushrooms less. People believed that when collecting them, something bad could be taken from the Earth, so you need to carefully choose mushroom dishes in a leap year, or not completely abandon them. Probably, this sign applies only to forest mushrooms, but especially superstitious people are better off, otherwise something will happen due to the fault of the wrong mushrooms collected in a leap year.
If a woman plans to have a baby in a leap year, then she should never cut her hair during pregnancy. The people believed that the probability of the birth of a mentally retarded child was high if the mother cut her hair during pregnancy. In general, pregnant women in leap years are advised to be especially careful.
They tried to baptize children born in a leap year as soon as possible, and only the closest people were chosen as godparents, so that the protection was stronger.
In a leap year, you also cannot move to a new home or change jobs. The consequences can be the most unexpected. Such drastic changes in life can lead to a number of negative consequences. It is believed that in a leap year it is best to lie low and try to tempt your fate as rarely as possible.
How Leap Years Affect People's Lives: A Case of Life
The author of the article is personally acquainted with a person whose absolutely all relatives and close friends die in leap years. Not surprisingly, in this family, the arrival of a leap year is greeted with particular concern.
On the one hand, such a situation is not very comfortable, but on the other, then you can sleep peacefully for three years: nothing will happen to loved ones.
It is fair to say that almost none of the members of this family died prematurely or a tragic death, however, such a pattern is simply amazing.
2016 leap year
Astrologers associate leap years with global natural disasters and natural disasters. 2016 will also be a turbulent year, according to some predictors.
The Fire Monkey will regularly surprise people.
If you believe the predictions of Vanga, then 2016 will bring not only global cataclysms, but great changes in the world political arena.
