It’s a Leap Year in 2020, and if you remember the 2010 movie of the same name starring Amy Adams, you might remember that, according to Irish tradition, women are allowed to propose on February 29th for good luck.

So, where did this movie premise and Irish folklore come from" Irish legend has it that it started with a fifth-century Irish nun named St. Brigid of Kildare. Apparently, St. Brigid was listening to a ton of single women who were complaining that their suitors were too shy to get down on one knee. The wait to get married was too long, and these enamoured and impatient women couldn’t do anything about it! Pretty relatable, right" Who hasn’t wished that their partner of three-plus years would finally make it “official”" Answer: everyone.
Anyway, wanting to help these ladies out, St. Brigid went to St. Patrick, the patron of Ireland (and, yes, the guy responsible for St. Patrick’s Day), and requested a favor. She wanted him to grant permission to these frustrated women the ability to propose to the men in their lives. Initially, St. Patrick said yes, but with a caveat: they could propose to their suitors but only once every seven years. Well, St. Brigid thought that was too long a wait. Imagine having to wait seven years to be allowed to take some action forward with your relationship" No, thanks! Instead, St. Brigid suggested the option of proposing every Leap Year, meaning every four years. St. Patrick sa...