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Why can women propose on a leap year?

February 29, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Tradition suggests that women can propose to their boyfriends or the man they liked the most on February the 29th. Women can propose on leap years. But why? The short answer is that we’re not sure. The most popular legend concerns St Patrick and St Bridget. Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary, 387 AD to […]

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