Born On 29th February, Lucky or Unlucky?
By marcmm
@marcmm (1804)
Malaysia
February 28, 2012 5:55pm CST
It's Leap Year and we have 29th February on our Calendar. The debate is always about being born on 29th February. Some say it will be extremely unlucky to born this day because we only get to celebrate our birthday every 4 years.
I use to think the same. Like always, we always celebrate the first birthday of our children on the exact date of their birth. But if the child born on 29th, I just cannot see it happen and we have to wait 4 years just to celebrate it on the exact date he/she was born.
But when I think back, I think the child is a lucky one. I'm not mentioning about the birthday. What is the odd of a child being born on 29th February? It's 1/1461 or 0.068%. It almost like imposible. Due to that reason, I think someone being born on 29th February is an extremely lucky person.
5 responses
@smilemoon (766)
• United Arab Emirates
29 Feb 12
I don't think that the year of birth make u luck or not.
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
1 Mar 12
It was never an issue. But it just how people mostly feel about being born that day. It doesn't mean those who born that day will be always lucky in the future no matter what he/she do. It just being lucky for being the one from billion of people that was born. The odd of born that day is 0% and it really need some sort of luck to be born that day.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
Maybe it's lucky day as it's an extra ordinary imagine you'll be celebrating your birthday every four years, so good savings. Though really it's sad when there's no 29th you seemed to be nowhere to go if your birthday fell on the said date. I think however others are celebrating on the 28th or March 1st as we are fond and always excited to celebrate our birthdays yearly.
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
I'm not really much into luck. I'm more of a blessing type of person, which I think we all are in different ways. But you're right on the odds though. The chances of being born on a leap year is less than a percentile. It could have some little complications though on age counting. If I'm not mistaken, in order to count the age of the person legally, they have to either base it a day before or a day after February 29.
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
29 Feb 12
Age counting is not a problem in my opinion. I don't expect people to think that those who born on 29 will only add up their age once a 4 year.
It just the feeling like this. "Man, it is another 4 years to have my birthday on exact date." or "Hey, my date of birth not even included in calendar."
Rather than thing serious it just the funny side of it.
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
1 Mar 12
I don't believe that they are unlucky just because they were born on that day. It is just a matter of faith. They maybe lucky enough that they can celebrate it because their birthday can be celebrated every other 4 years.
