Leap Year Traditions
Happy Valentine’s
Day
I love thee - I love thee,
'Tis all that I can say
It is my vision in the
night,
My dreaming in the day.
~Thomas Hood
A bell is no bell 'til you
ring it,
A song is no song 'til you
sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay Love isn’t love
'Til you give it away.
~Oscar Hammerstein,
According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St. Bridget
struck a deal with St. Patrick to allow women to propose to men –
and not just the other way around – every 4 years. This is believed
to have been introduced to balance the traditional roles of men
and women in a similar way to how Leap Day balances the
calendar.
In some places, Leap Day has been known as “Bachelors’ Day” for
the same reason. A man was expected to pay a penalty, such as a
gown or money, if he refused a marriage proposal from a woman
on Leap Day. During the middle ages there were laws governing
this tradition.
In many European countries, especially in the upper classes of
society, tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman's
proposal on February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The
intention is that the woman can wear the gloves to hide the
embarrassment of not having an engagement ring.
LEAP DAY
When: February 29, 2012; and the next will be February 29, 2016
Rackleff Place
How we got Valentine’s Day, P..1
National Freedom Day P. 1
Activity Calendar P. 2-3
Leap Year Traditions P. 4
Rackleff has
New Cheery
Faces
Med Aide—
Desi
Housekeeping
and PSA—
Isabel
PSA—
Zennette
Leap Day is every four years....almost. It's every four years except years ending with "00" that
are not divisible by 400. The year in which this occurs, is called a Leap Year.
Why the fancy calculation? The earth rotates around the sun once every 365 and about 1/4
days. So, by adding an extra day every four years, we get mighty close to keeping the calendar
consistent with the earth's annual trip around the sun. And to be very precise, the earth orbits
the sun every 365.242190 days. So, on years ending in "00", (except those not divisible by
400) we skip Leap Year and Leap Day. With all that fancy calculating out of the way, let's just
celebrate the day.
Did you know? There are occasional "Leap Seconds". We will spare you the detail on those.
If your birthday is on Leap Day, congratulations, you finally get to celebrate your birthday on
your birth date. Just how many of us are celebrating our birthday on Leap Day? Only about
one in 1461 people. So, if you were born on this day, consider yourself very, very special!
Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's
Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 that
celebrates love and affection between intimate companions.
The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs
named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. It is traditionally a
day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting
cards (known as valentines). The day first became associated
with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the
High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped
outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the
19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass
-produced greeting cards
February
National Freedom Day
American Heart
Month
February 1st is National Freedom Day, which was established in 1948
to remind us that America stands for, and is a symbol of freedom for
all people. The roots of this special day come directly from the end of
slavery and the signing of the 13th amendment outlawing slavery.
Celebrate this day by reflecting upon your own freedoms that you
enjoy by being fortunate enough to be in America. Millions of people
in the world are not free.
February 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
American Heart 1 National Freedom Day 2
Month
10:00 Bible Study
9:45 Book Club
Catholic Mass
3rd Wednesday
Every Month
5
6
10:30 Bingo
1:30 Hospitality Cart
3:30 Vespers
5:45 Hall Bowling
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
7
Hall Walking
Cocoa Social
Matinee Movie
Yahtzee
12 Lincoln’s Birthday 13
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
Making Cookies
Cookie Social
Bingo
Brain Teasers
10:30 Bingo
1:30 Hospitality Cart
3:30 Vespers
5:45 Cards
Wear pink/red week
9:45 Flex Exercise
1:30 Res. Council
3:00 Book Club
5:45 Bunco
19
20 President’s Day
21
10:30 Bingo
1:30 Hospitality Cart
3:30 Vespers
5:45 Hall Bowling
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
26
27
10:30 Bingo
1:30 Hospitality Cart
3:30 Vespers
5:45 Cards
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
Flex Exercise
Spa Day
Book Club
Indoor Walking
9:45
1:30
3:30
5:45
Valentine Stroll
Valentine Social
Bingo
Valentine Trivia
Book Club
Walking
Bingo
Hallway Bowling
28
Flex Exercise
Spa Day
Book Club
Yahtzee
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
3
4
1:30 Book Club
3:00 Make Cookies
5:45 Scrabble
1:00 Hop to Freddies
3:00 Doughnut Social
5:45 Board Games
8
9
10
Country Kickers
10:00 Country Kickers
1:30 Book Club Social
3:00 Coffee Social
5:45 Scrabble
9:45
1:00
3:00
5:45
Book Club
Out to Lunch
Mocha Drinks
Board Games
16
11
10:30 Bingo
1:00 Social Hour
2:00 Scrabble
5:45 Evening Movie
17
Kindness Day
18
Strength Exerc
Book Club
Movie Matinee
Cribbage
10:30 Bingo
1:00 Social Hour
2:00 Uno
5:45 Evening Movie
Book Club
Hop to $1 Tree
Frappe Social
Board Games
9:45
1:30
3:30
5:45
22
23 Ash Thursday
24
10:00 Bible Study
1:30 Book Club Social
3:00 Cribbage
5:45 Scrabble
9:45 Storytelling Soc.
10:30 Catholic Mass
1:00 Out to Lunch
3:00 Italian Sodas
5:45 Board Games
9:45
1:30
3:30
5:45
10:00 Bible Study
1:30 Book Club Social
3:00 Make Toffee
5:45 Scrabble
10:30 Bingo
1:00 Social Hour
2:00 Yahtzee
5:45 Evening Movie
Strength Exerc
George w/Accord
Movie Matinee
Yahtzee
9:45
1:00
3:00
5:45
Leap Day
Strength Exerc
Book Club
Movie Matinee
Hall Bowling
9:45
2:00
3:30
5:45
10:00 Bible Study
1:30 Book Club Social
3:00 Make Toffee
5:45 Scrabble
29
Cocoa Social
Winter Walk
Bingo
Cards
Saturday
9:45
1:30
3:00
5:45
14 Valentine Day 15
Res. Choice Meal
Friday
25
Strength Exerc
Book Club
Movie Matinee
Rummy
February Birthdays
George—8th
Mary—27th
10:30 Bingo
1:00 Social Hour
2:00 Skip-Bo
5:45 Evening Movie
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