Question for the Ladies

Mike

Mike

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Are any of you, unattached ladies, thinking of proposing marriage
to your partner, on the 29th of February?

Custom has it that a Lady can ask the question on that day only,
my memory, which might be suspect, suggests that the partner
must accept!

Mike.
P.S. Please don't ask me.
 

It's an Irish thing, is what I've read. Woman must wear scarlet color to show her intention. If the proposal is turned down, then the man can be fined. Never heard of this before, but I'm already married so it doesn't apply to me asking anyone.
 

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Irish monks took the tradition to Scotland where, in 1288, it was made into a law that women could propose during leap years, that they must wear a red petticoat while proposing, and that refusals would result in a fine. This was supposedly decreed by the young, unmarried Queen Margaret, though she was 5 years old.[4] The fine could be a kiss, or the traditional silk dress or gloves.

The tradition of the fine comes from the story of Saint Bridget and Saint Patrick, where Bridget is said to have immediately proposed to Patrick after he allowed women to, but Patrick turned her down, giving her a kiss on the cheek and a silk dress.


I will not be proposing to anyone..I've still got one to get rid of...​

 
Mike said:
Are any of you, unattached ladies, thinking of proposing marriage
to your partner, on the 29th of February?

Custom has it that a Lady can ask the question on that day only,
my memory, which might be suspect, suggests that the partner
must accept!

Mike.
P.S. Please don't ask me.
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A day best spent on holiday?
 
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