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en-wikipedia-org-5669		Bachelor's Day (tradition) - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1456	179	71	Bachelor's Day, sometimes known as Ladies' Privilege,[1] is an Irish tradition by which women are allowed to propose to men on Leap Day, 29 February, based on a legend of Saint Bridget and Saint Patrick. The tradition also has background in the number of late February proposals encouraged by how undesirable it was to be unmarried during Lent, because of societal responsibility to marry combined with the ban on marrying during the Lent observance.[1][6] People who were single by Easter would be publicly named in Skellig Lists, ballads about single people,[1][6] and harassed in the streets from the Sunday after Shrove Tuesday, known as Chalk Sunday, and throughout Lent.[6] The term "Skellig List" comes from the name of the Skellig Islands and particularly the largest, Skellig Michael, where Lent was believed to start later than in the rest of Ireland, providing a last opportunity to quickly wed.[1][6] "Leap Day proposals: The FASCINATING story behind this Irish tradition". ^ a b c d e f g "The Irish history and traditions behind Leap Day".	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5669.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5669.txt