![Sadie Hawkins day
Daisy Mae in Daisy Dukes
Something to propose](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Look-Out-Lil-Abner.jpg?resize=600%2C600)
According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Brigid struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the other way around – every four 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.