Are we living on borrowed time today? Should we celebrate having an extra day in 2008? One tradition apparently marked Leap Day as a time for women to propose to men (and no, February 29th is not Sadie Hawkins Day). I for one would love to start a tradition of writing yourself a letter every February 29th, not to be opened until the following Leap Year. And I thoroughly support the idea of wishing one another a 'Happy Bissextile Day.' Not to mention listening to Time and Beyond Time. And if you still have some extra time on your hands, check out this website on calendars.
Do you have a Leap Day tradition? If you could start one, what would it be?
Brenna is a writer, radio fiend, and filmmaker who lives in Brooklyn. She studied History and Literature at Harvard, took her love of roustabouting on the road as a travel writer, and came home to New York as a public radio producer and independent filmmaker. She hails from the Adirondack Mountains, where she makes frequent getaways for ice-fishing, hunting, and chopping wood.
Comments [4]
My new wife and I will celebrate our leap-day anniversary every four years. I thought this meant I'd be free of obligation for three years. Not the case. Just means I have to remember to scale it up every four years (DJ, clowns, monster trucks, etc..)
had a leap year party. lots of wine artists, games, tricks, treats and leap year haikus-5-7-5. everyone created something for this ephemeral day.
What if we froze the economy for one day every four years? No one bought anything, no one sold anything. No one went to work, cashed a check...no money exchanged whatsoever. Would our economy collapse?
I received a Leap Day email that contained the following suggestion.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today is Leap Day.
In celebration I am asking everyone to stop whatever they are doing this evening at 8:00 PM (in whatever time zone you happen to be in) and leap up (JUMP!) and then continue about your business.
There is no reason to do this except fun and exercise. Pass this on to your friends because they may want to do it with you. Nothing will happen to you if you don't do it. But something may happen to you if you do ... ;-)
Enjoy!
Leapin' Pete
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.