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Leap Day Customs & Traditions

Leap Day, on February 29, has been a day of traditions, folklore and superstitions ever since Leap Years were first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2000 years ago.

Several pairs of colorful fashionable ladies gloves on display.

Gloves can hide a naked ring finger.

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Which Years Are Leap Years?

Women Propose to Their Men

According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Brigid struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the other way around – every four years.

This is believed to have been introduced to balance the traditional roles of men and women in a similar way to howleap day balances the calendar.

Gloves Hide Naked Ring Finger

In some places, leap day has been known as “Bachelors’ Day” for the same reason. A man was expected to pay a penalty, such as a gown or money, if he refused a marriage proposal from a woman on Leap Day.

In many European countries, especially in the upper classes of society, tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman's proposal on February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The intention is that the woman can wear the gloves to hide the embarrassment of not having an engagement ring. During the middle ages there were laws governing this tradition.

Leap Day Babies World Record

People born on February 29 are all invited to join The Honor society of Leap Year Day Babies.

When do Leap Day Babies Celebrate Their Birthdays?

According to the Guinness Book of Records, there areLeap Day World Record Holders both of a family producing three consecutive generations born on February 29 and of the number of children born on February 29 in the same family.

Unlucky in Love

In Scotland, it used to be considered unlucky for someone to be born on leap day, just as Friday 13th is considered an unlucky day by many. Greeks consider it unlucky for couples to marry during a leap year, and especially on Leap Day.

St Oswald’s Day

Leap day is also St Oswald’s Day, named after the archbishop of York who died on February 29, 992. His memorial is celebrated on February 29 during leap years and on February 28 during common years.



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My biological father was born on leap day. He has a twin brother.

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My great grandmother was a leap day baby.

She'd 31 today.smile



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When I was a kid, today was always referred to as "Sadie Hawking's Day". We always had a school dance and sack lunch supper and the boys had to buy the girls lunch bag to get to sit with her. But the girls could ask the boys for a dance instead of the other way around.

It was always so much fun. My grandkids don't have a clue..

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When I was a kid, today was always referred to as "Sadie Hawking's Day". We always had a school dance and sack lunch supper and the boys had to buy the girls lunch bag to get to sit with her. But the girls could ask the boys for a dance instead of the other way around.

It was always so much fun. My grandkids don't have a clue..

 I remember the dances. But we didn't do the lunch thing.

Kids today don't have a clue about the fun they have missed.



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DD had her 3rd birthday today. She is 12.

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DD had her 3rd birthday today. She is 12.

 That's great.

I saw on Facebook where a woman gave her husband the ultimate party for a 12 year old boy.

Video games, go karts, junk food. It was pretty awesome. 



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I remember Sadie Hawkins dances. The girls invited the boys to be their date for the dance instead of the other way around.

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Lawyerlady wrote:

DD had her 3rd birthday today. She is 12.

 That's great.

I saw on Facebook where a woman gave her husband the ultimate party for a 12 year old boy.

Video games, go karts, junk food. It was pretty awesome. 

 I threatened to get DD a Thomas the Tank Engine cake - she said she'd prefer the Princesses.



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lilyofcourse wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:

DD had her 3rd birthday today. She is 12.

 That's great.

I saw on Facebook where a woman gave her husband the ultimate party for a 12 year old boy.

Video games, go karts, junk food. It was pretty awesome. 

 I threatened to get DD a Thomas the Tank Engine cake - she said she'd prefer the Princesses.

 Well shoot, I'd like the princess cakes! 

 

She gets to have 2 sweet sixteen parties.

 



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