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Elderly Couple's Leap Day Wedding Is One for the Record Books

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:27:44 +0000

While some women observed the centuries-old tradition of proposing to their men on Leap Day, an elderly couple used the occasion to tie the knot — and it seems to have landed them in the record books. Lillian Hartley, 95, and Allan Marks, 98, quietly wed on Wednesday at the Riverside County clerk’s office in [...]

This Workplace Doesn't Think Leap Day Is Real

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:32:37 +0000

Here’s something for you salaried employees to think about: If you’re working today, one could argue that you are doing so for free. Perhaps that is why Oaklandish, an apparel company based in Oakland, is closed for leap day. Not only that, but on their sign announcing their decision, they call into question February 29th’s very existence. But there [...]

Things You Might Not Know About Leap Day

Shauna Wright — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:59:08 +0000

We have Feb. 29th — otherwise known as Leap Day — every four years to make up for the fact that the Earth doesn’t circle the sun in exactly 365 days. Without that occasional extra day thrown in, our entire calendar and its corresponding seasons would eventually be way off and we’d be celebrating Christmas during bikini weather.

But it isn’t just a scientific thing. There’s a lot of lore behind it, and it’s observed and celebrated in a variety of ways.

Happy Leap Day! Watch Sweet Videos of Women Proposing to Men

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:27:53 +0000

According to an old Irish legend, St. Patrick and St. Bridget struck a deal in which women would be permitted to propose to men every four years on Leap Day. That tradition continues on YouTube. This Leap Day role reversal became a tradition in many European countries. In fact, historically, if a man refused a [...]