Interesting things on February 29 less known

In the West 29/2 is considered a day for women to propose, the day they can confess to any guy.

February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year of the Gregorian calendar. By definition, any year with this date is a leap year. It only appears every four years such as 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, etc. Especially the year with a year number divided by 100 but not divisible by 400 is not a leap year , for example the years 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, etc. are only 365 days.

February 29 is not only a special day for those born on this day who are born on the day of the birthday, but the day when Westerners see it as a day of marriage .

According to Western legend, this tradition dates back to the 5th century in Ireland, when the goddess Kildare complained to St. Patrick that women in Ireland had to wait a long time to get men in the marriage area. St. Patrick agreed, allowing women in the region to ask to marry any man they liked on February 29 every leap year.

On this day, Scottland women can propose to any man they love.

Until 1288, this traditional Scottland was elevated to a law promulgated by Queen Margarite and February 29 became "women's rights day" . So, on this day, Scottland women can propose to any man they love. Over time, this custom was spread to both America and Europe, which is considered an opportunity for women to express their affection for men without any barriers.

And when the men are shown, if they do not want to receive that sentiment of the female dweller, there must be a response of £ 1 or a gift of silk as a gift to soothe the sadness. for women.

In Denmark, the man who refused the confession had to give the girl 12 pairs of gloves, while in Finland the man had to give the cloth to women to dress.

Historically there have been many famous characters who are predestined to proactively propose on this day. In addition, on some February 29th, many interesting events took place here.

On February 29, 2004, more than 7,000 British women "invited each other" to proactively propose to their boyfriends, in which an MC successfully proposed to his boyfriend right on the television.

Western female learning, on February 29, 2008, the famous Chinese marriage brokerage website "Ba Hop" also hosted the program "It's our turn to speak" to encourage and encourage sisters. Please boldly "up" to get happiness.