This is because they think whales only give birth during leap years, per a BuzzFeed report. Appreciation for the special time is reflected in both Parisien and English tradition. As an ode to the ...

When is the next leap year? Here are some fascinating leap year facts, along with all the details about why leap day always ...

This is known as a leap year. And as always, where there are traditions, there are myths! It’s long been believed Leap Day is the one (and only!) day women can break from tradition and propose ...

Leap years have been with us since the 16th century ... In Ireland, February 29 is known as Bachelor’s Day or Ladies Privilege, when, tradition has it, women can propose to men rather than ...

More than a third thought the whole idea was outdated and sexist, but 48 per cent were happy with the tradition. Two-thirds of those asked said they would be happy to be proposed to on Leap Year Day.

I've been lucky enough to visit family in Ireland a few times now, and have witnessed far fewer Claddagh rings or trademark Irish catchphrases than Leap Year might have you believe. In other words ...

If you hadn't noticed - it's leap year day. Yep, the one day when people whose birthdays happen to fall on February 29 actually get to celebrate it, there's a Scottish tradition that it might be a ...

Leap day, February 29, comes around every four years and was first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2,000 years ago. It is a day filled with folklore, superstitions and traditions, old and new.