Leap Day

So I've been doing a little bit of research about customs for today, and I searched deeper into that aspect of women proposing to their men.

According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Bridget struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the other way around – every 4 years. This is believed to have been introduced to balance the traditional roles of men and women in a similar way to how Leap Day balances the calendar.

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.

SO. Who will be the lucky guy Hannah gets to propose to? After all... I've been running low on gloves.(; Actually, by the time the next leap year rolls around, I would be a legal age to get married so... I could do it!

I decided, today is not like Day Light Savings, where, at the end of the year when you get an additional hour, you always, always, ALWAYS have to give it back in the Spring time when we fall back an hour... So really that's only a borrowed hour. But today... WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK EVER! So what equally special/fun thing could I do today that could be memorable!? Well. I'm not sure. But I think I'll save the marriage thing for later.

One thing that bugs me about today, is that Punxsutawney Phil (THE groundhog) RIPPED US OFF this year by saying we have "6 more weeks of Winter" when REALLY... we have 6 weeks + 1 leap day more of Winter. I think he could work on his honesty a bit and have REMINDED us that "Oh hey guys, it's a leap year this year so you'll get AN EXTRA DAY of winter" ...the thing about groundhogs is that they're smart but mean.

Happy Leap Day!