Talk:February
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Three times in history a February 30 did occur.
When was that? What was/were the reason(s) for it? D.D. 21:21 Feb 6, 2003 (UTC)
- See February 30. --ugen64
Augusts removed one day from February
Numa's Februarius contained 29 days (30 in a leap year). Augustus removed one day from February and added it to August, renamed from Sextilis to honor himself.
This probably is not true, it is just a long-standing myth. It's more likely that February was always 28/29 days, it was the last month to be added to the calendar after all. See February 30 for details and source.
Flowers and stones
February's flower is the carnation.
February's birthstone is the amethyst.
Is this the case everywhere? If not (I've never heard of it), the places where this is valid should be specified, for example "In the United States, February's flower is the carnation.". Thanks. Jørgen 20:36, 11 May 2005 (UTC)