Common Year

A common year, also known as an average year or an ordinary year, is a mundane 365-day-long journey around the sun. It’s quite common, really - hence the name.

Common years have been around for quite some time, with ancient civilizations using a 365-day calendar. However, they soon realized that the Earth’s orbit around the sun is actually 365.24 days. This discrepancy led to the creation of the leap year, where an extra day is added to the calendar every four years to make up for the extra time.

But let’s not get sidetracked with those exceptional leap years. This is all about the common year - the year that doesn’t have any extra bells or whistles. It’s just 365 days of the same old routine.

So, what do people do during a common year? Well, they go to work, pay taxes, complain about the weather, and celebrate the same old holidays. It’s the year where nothing really exciting happens.

However, don’t be fooled by its apparent dullness. It’s during these common years when some of the world’s most remarkable achievements happen - like when someone makes the perfect cup of coffee or finally conquers a Sudoku puzzle.

Moreover, without common years, we wouldn’t have something to compare leap years to. It’s the yin to its yang, the peanut butter to its jelly, the Batman to its Robin - you get the picture.

So, the next time a common year rolls around, embrace it. Appreciate the ordinary days, the routine, the mundane. Because really, without them, the extraordinary wouldn’t be so extraordinary.