February
being the second month of the year, has the least number of days. How was February
chosen to have the least number of days?
The present day calendar which is
used worldwide today, is called the Julian calendar. The original calendar has
the same 12 months and 365 days a year and 366 days for a leap year. When the calendar
was first introduced; March 1 was celebrated as the new year because march was the
first month of this original calendar. So February was the last month and it
was allotted with the remaining number of days. This is why February has the
least number of days. February remained as the last month of the year until 450
BC when it became the second month of the year.
