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ThomasFamilyZA: time to put this one away for another four years

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Hidden : Monday, February 29, 2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Earn your souvenir for Leap Day and join us for a Chat with Coffee, Cooldrink and Cookies

It only happens every four years. It gives us 366 calendar days which means we all have one extra day to go geocaching. So of course, we’re celebrating by earning a souvenir on the extra day.

Let's celebrate the Leap Day in our area with a quick social get together.

Why does Leap Day exist?
Leap Day exists to correct for the difference between the calendar year and the astronomical year. The 365 days of the calendar year represent Earth’s movement around the sun every 365 days. But Earth just ate a pizza and is actually moving a bit slower than that: it takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds for Earth to revolve around the sun. And so, the calendar is adjusted to compensate for that extra time, by adding an extra day to the year about every four years (but not every four years).

If we didn’t correct for the difference between the two calendars, the northern hemisphere would eventually end up celebrating New Year’s Eve during summer. In the southern Hemisphere, more cities might see a snowy Christmas.

Where: BrendsZA and ThomasFamilyZA's house
When: 7:00pm - 8:00pm on the 29th February
What: Chat over Coffee & Coke and Cookies

We will provide the Coffee (including espresso, cappuccino, latte and tea too) and Cooldrink, please bring something for the Cookie table.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ahzore ryrira

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)