Leap Day is almost upon us and since it only comes every four years, myFM has gathered some interesting facts and superstitions from around the world that others share.
For instance, the most common is that women are encouraged to propose to their boyfriends on February 29th because it comes with good luck the Irish believe.
The legend has been tracked all the way back to the fifth century, when in a now debunked story by historians, Saint Brigid of Kildare allegedly proposed to Saint Patrick after convincing him to allow women to propose to their male suitors once every four years.
But some Europeans take Leap Day the other way. The Greeks, Scottish and Italians mostly consider it as a bad luck day for a number of different reasons.
So much so that the superstitious among them will put off buying a house, a car, or getting engaged for the entire year.
