so whats up with people these days not putting AD after the date...ok I'll admit I'm one of them but not any more...a little info for you A.D. stands for Anno Domini which is latin for "In The Year of the Lord" ...which makes you think...what year is it for Jewish people? and shouldn't the new year begin on christmas? why do we wait six days before the new year? you know the year doesn't even end when the ball drops we still have six hours after it we just take those six and toss 'em together ever four years to make a 24 hour day...some know it as leap day Feduary 29th I believe this year is a leap year...yeah the 29th is a sunday.