[LEAPSECS] princes

[M. Warner Losh]

In message: <20081103153303.GD1110 at mercury.ccil.org>
            John Cowan <cowan at ccil.org> writes:

: M. Warner Losh scripsit:

: 

: > I was told in school a long time ago this was the same reason that

: > Christmas happened do late: It too was designed to not conflict with

: > Hanukkah and also the pagan solstice celebrations.  I have no source

: > for this information, so take it with a lot more skepticism than most

: > things you see here :-)

: 

: Christmas can coincide with Hanukkah, as in 2003, and it's an interesting

: coincidence (if it is one) that whereas Christmas falls on the 25th of

: December, Hanukkah falls on the 25th of Kislev.


How often does this happen?  About 1 in 29 years?

Warner