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'''Overlithe''' was the [[Shire Calendar]] equivalent of leap day in the modern [[Gregorian]] calendar. Both calendars must add an extra day every four years to accommodate annual deficits between a 365-day calendar and the actual length of a year (which is a little under a quarter of a day longer).  In the Shire Calendar this extra day was known as the Overlithe; it occurred between [[Mid-year's Day]] and the second of the two normal [[Lithedays]]. It was treated as a special holiday by the inhabitants of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>
'''Overlithe''' was the leap day of the [[Shire Calendar]]. It was added as an extra day every four years to accommodate annual deficits between a 365-day calendar and the actual length of a year (which is a little under a quarter of a day longer) except when this year was the last of the century.
 
Overlithe occurred between [[Mid-year's Day]] and the second of the two normal [[Lithedays]]. It was treated as a special holiday by the inhabitants of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>


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Revision as of 22:58, 28 December 2012

Overlithe was the leap day of the Shire Calendar. It was added as an extra day every four years to accommodate annual deficits between a 365-day calendar and the actual length of a year (which is a little under a quarter of a day longer) except when this year was the last of the century.

Overlithe occurred between Mid-year's Day and the second of the two normal Lithedays. It was treated as a special holiday by the inhabitants of the Shire.[1]

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