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Repeat Years

A repeat year is a feature of the Gregorian Calendar. A Repeat Year is signified by a year repeating itself officially, i.e. The year 1616 would progress into 1616 again, before moving on to 1617.

It is unknown exactly when the Repeat Year was started but it occurs every 400 years on a year ending with 16. 1216, 1616 and 2016 are examples of years that have repeated.

Repeat Years, similarly to Leap Years, are used to maintain synchronicity in the calender preventing seasons from shifting, this ensures that each season begins on the same day each year. This is necessary due to the shift of the Earth in relation to the position of the Sun.