Let's talk ladies about the best way to get free fabric to make yourself a fabulous skirt!
This February there are 29 days, as opposed to 28 - and it only occurs every 4 years.
Some know it as Leap Year (the year that the extra day occurs) and some know it as Leap Day.
What's the big deal?
Well, it's the day that everybody considers a little odd and backwards - so of course, the tradition of a man asking for a woman's hand in marriage is nixed and it's the woman who can propose to the man!
I know - it's not entirely a "Finnish tradition" but I'm getting to it!
So if the man says "Yes! Joo!" - great! Get planning and congratulations!
But what if....what if the man says "No thank you. Ei." ?!?!?!?!
That man has to buy you some fabric for a skirt!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know what you're thinking and hundreds of single Finnish women have done it too....
Start proposing to every single man you know - and you'll have a brand new wardrobe of skirts! (You only get the fabric - so you better be good with thread and a needle or have a very loving friend to sew it for you!)
Finnish women do this on purpose and I can't blame them!! If I could sew and was single - then I would definitely be sending out emails to random strange men and go wild with skirt patterns! HA!
Now, one hilarious thing that my friend told me about, was from 1956-1981 there was a man Finnish President named Urho Kekkonen and after his wife passed away in the 70's...all the ladies sent him a proposal request.
He denied all of them BUT he sent them all fabric and has never re-married!
There ya go...advice on a new wardrobe AND a love story (sort of)!
Have fun proposing!
*Huge thanks to my friend Arja who told me all of this so I could blog about it!*
This February there are 29 days, as opposed to 28 - and it only occurs every 4 years.
Some know it as Leap Year (the year that the extra day occurs) and some know it as Leap Day.
What's the big deal?
Well, it's the day that everybody considers a little odd and backwards - so of course, the tradition of a man asking for a woman's hand in marriage is nixed and it's the woman who can propose to the man!
I know - it's not entirely a "Finnish tradition" but I'm getting to it!
So if the man says "Yes! Joo!" - great! Get planning and congratulations!
But what if....what if the man says "No thank you. Ei." ?!?!?!?!
That man has to buy you some fabric for a skirt!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know what you're thinking and hundreds of single Finnish women have done it too....
Start proposing to every single man you know - and you'll have a brand new wardrobe of skirts! (You only get the fabric - so you better be good with thread and a needle or have a very loving friend to sew it for you!)
Finnish women do this on purpose and I can't blame them!! If I could sew and was single - then I would definitely be sending out emails to random strange men and go wild with skirt patterns! HA!
Now, one hilarious thing that my friend told me about, was from 1956-1981 there was a man Finnish President named Urho Kekkonen and after his wife passed away in the 70's...all the ladies sent him a proposal request.
He denied all of them BUT he sent them all fabric and has never re-married!
There ya go...advice on a new wardrobe AND a love story (sort of)!
Have fun proposing!
*Huge thanks to my friend Arja who told me all of this so I could blog about it!*
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