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[–] 39 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

5 days every year that’s not part of any month

Those are called intercalary months. They had them in the ancient egyptian calendar (5 every year, 6 in leap years) and were usually used for rest and religious ceremonies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalary_month_(Egypt)

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