Emva kothotho lweziganeko zasezulwini ezinomdla-inyanga ebandayo, inyanga ye-beaver, kunye nenyanga yegazi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, uFebruwari kunye nesibhakabhaka ebusuku ziya kuba mnyama.

Kungenxa yokuba inyanga epheleleyo ayizukubonakala ngoFebruwari okokuqala kule nkulungwane.

UDisemba 2017, umzekelo, wabona eyokuqala kweenyanga ezintathu (xa inyanga ikufutshane noMhlaba, ke ibonakala inkulu kancinci kunesiqhelo kwisibhakabhaka sangokuhlwa). Ke ngoJanuwari, bekukho iinyanga ezimbini ezipheleleyo, inyanga yokugqibela ibizwa ngokuba yinyanga eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuba yayiyinyanga yesibini epheleleyo kwinyanga enye. Ngethuba, kwenzeke ukuba ihambelane ne- ukusithwa kwelanga ngokupheleleyo , Ejike isathelayithi yethu umbala obomvu nzulu.

Kutheni kungekho inyanga ipheleleyo ngoFebruwari?

Ngeentsuku ezingama-28 (kwaye zineentsuku ezingama-29 kuphela rhoqo kunyaka wesine wokutsiba), uFebruwari yeyona nyanga imfutshane. Kuthatha iintsuku ezingama-29.53 ukuba inyanga ijikeleze uMhlaba –– inyanga ekuthiwa yinyanga yesinodi- - ke ukuba inyanga iphelele ngoJanuwari 31, ayinakubakho enye de kube nguMatshi 1.

Kwaye yile nto kanye & ampos; kanye le nto & i-apos eyenzeka kulo nyaka. NgoFebruwari 'iNyanga emnyama' yenzeka malunga namaxesha amane ngekhulu.

Yintoni inyanga epheleleyo ebizwa ngoFebruwari?

Ngokwesiqhelo, iinyanga ezigcweleyo ngoFebruwari zibizwa ngokuba ziiNyanga Zekhephu, ezibizwa ngokuba likhephu lasebusika (ngesiqhelo) ezigquma umhlaba. Ezinye izizwe zaseMntla Melika zikwabiza ngokuba yinyanga yendlala kunye nenyanga yesaqhwithi.

Kodwa ngenxa yomjikelo wenyanga, ngekhe kubekho inyanga yekhephu ngo-2018.

Abakhangeli benyanga, nangona kunjalo, akufuneki bazive betshintshisiwe. Inyanga kunye nezigaba ezihlala ziguquka ziyafana njengamaxesha onke, kwaye inyanga entle, ecolekileyo ethe kratya iya kubonakala ngasentshona emva kokutshona kwelanga ngoFebruwari 16, 17, no-18.

Nge-28 kaFebruwari, inyanga iya kube ikhanyisile iipesenti ezingama-97- phantse igcwele kwiliso elingafundiswanga. Ngosuku olulandelayo iyakuba yi-Matshi & Apos epheleleyo yeNyanga yeNyama, ebizwa ngokuba kukubuya kwamaxesha emisundululu emhlabeni eMntla Melika. Izakugcwaliswa ngokusesikweni ngo-7: 51 emva kwemini, kwiXesha eliPhakathi laseMpuma.

Kwakugqibele nini ukuba uFebruwari wayengenayo inyanga epheleleyo?

Esi siganeko sagqibela ukwenzeka ngo-1999 (xa sasikhokelwa kukufiphala kwenyanga eblowu) kwaphambi koko ngo-1980 nango-1961.

Kuyasebenza ukuba yonke iminyaka ye-19, akukho inyanga ipheleleyo ngenyanga kaFebruwari. Lo mjikelo weminyaka eli-19 ubizwa ngokuba yiMetonic Cycle, ethi yona ibone kanye ukuba inyanga yenzeka nini okanye ngaphezulu ngomhla ofanayo kwisithuba seminyaka eli-19.

Nanini na xa kungekho inyanga ipheleleyo ngoFebruwari, ngoJanuwari nango-Matshi baneenyanga ezimbini ezizeleyo nganye-eyesibini ibizwa ngokuba yinyanga eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Ngowuphi umhla ozayo kuFebruwari inyanga emnyama?

Ngokwe-Metonic Cycle, i-2037 iya kuba lixesha elizayo ngoFebruwari engenenyanga epheleleyo. Kwakuloo nyaka, ngoJanuwari nango-Matshi kuya kuba neenyanga ezimbini ezizeleyo nganye. Njengakwi-2018, inyanga yesibini epheleleyo ngoJanuwari 2037 iya kuba yinyanga emnyama eblowu.

Eyona inqabile ngakumbi kunaleyo yoMdumba yenyanga emnyama kuxa kungekho inyanga igcweleyo ngeentsuku ezingama-29 kuFebruwari, ngonyaka wokutsiba. Oko okokugqibela kwenzeka ngo-1608, kwaye akusayi kuphinda kwenzeke de kube li-2572 .