Josh McConnell has had the same conversation so often it91裸聊视频檚 starting to feel like he91裸聊视频檚 reading off a script.

He and his wife are gearing up to celebrate their first anniversary, the Toronto-based writer will tell a co-worker or acquaintance. 91裸聊视频淚 thought you91裸聊视频檇 been married for years,91裸聊视频� they respond.

Both things are true: McConnell and his partner married on Feb. 29, 2020, so this is the first year they91裸聊视频檒l be able to celebrate on the same calendar day they were wed. It gives them an uncommon anniversary 91裸聊视频� and a fun talking point.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 like it91裸聊视频檚 all rehearsed,91裸聊视频� he said in a recent phone interview. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 something fun about that, which is kind of juicy.91裸聊视频�

In practical terms, McConnell and his wife do celebrate their anniversary every year. Their Feb. 29 wedding was held in her native New Zealand, when it was still Feb. 28 in his home country of Canada.

91裸聊视频淲e play the logical card,91裸聊视频� he said.

When they got married, they planned to splash out every Feb. 29 and keep their Feb. 28 anniversaries low-key.

That91裸聊视频檚 still the plan 91裸聊视频� for upcoming leap years. Family circumstances have led them to delay a planned New Zealand trip until 2025, so this year they91裸聊视频檙e going out for a nice dinner and they91裸聊视频檒l do something big again in 2028.

Even with the smaller-than-expected festivities, McConnell said he and his partner are taking this time to reflect on all the changes in their lives since 2020.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a real moment to be like: a lot has happened in four years,91裸聊视频� McConnell said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a cool way to mark the journey.91裸聊视频�

Though leap years serve a practical purpose above all 91裸聊视频� by keeping our annual calendar in line with the Earth91裸聊视频檚 365.242-day trip around the sun 91裸聊视频� they91裸聊视频檝e long been tied up with folklore, particularly around marriage.

Old European tradition held that women could propose to men on leap day 91裸聊视频� unlike the rest of the year, when men were expected to pop the question to their female partners.

In the modern era, some local governments are hyping leap day weddings 91裸聊视频� including the municipality of Kawartha Lakes, Ont.

91裸聊视频淟eap into marriage at Kawartha Lakes City Hall91裸聊视频� for just $400, city staff suggested in a recent press release.

A spokeswoman said the slots had all filled up 91裸聊视频� there will be seven weddings in the building on Thursday, including one 91裸聊视频渄ouble wedding.91裸聊视频�

Shana DeRoche, who runs the Brampton, Ont.-based wedding planning company Dream Weaver Events, said she91裸聊视频檚 never been asked to plan a leap day wedding, though she sees the appeal of getting married on an uncommon day.

But overall, she said fewer of her clients seem concerned with the significance of their wedding date these days.

91裸聊视频淧eople pre-pandemic really cared about when their anniversary was, tried really hard to find a date that would have meaning, or meant something to someone else in their family, or was the anniversary of their first date,91裸聊视频� DeRoche said.

91裸聊视频淧ost-pandemic, I think people care about it a lot less.91裸聊视频�

She91裸聊视频檚 not sure exactly why 91裸聊视频� it could have to do with the way the pandemic put the important things into focus, or maybe it was the backlog of delayed weddings in 2020 and 2021 that made it hard for newly engaged couples to find a date.

Cassandra Cleveland, who married her husband Mackenzie on leap day 2020, just before the pandemic put weddings on hold, said they91裸聊视频檙e thrilled they were able to squeeze their celebration in.

91裸聊视频淲e often refer to it as the last big party before the pandemic,91裸聊视频� she said by email from Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto.

91裸聊视频淚t was the last time for quite a while that we saw many family members from all across the globe, and it was a really special memory to hold throughout the tough days of the pandemic.91裸聊视频�

The couple91裸聊视频檚 lives are looking pretty different these days. They got a puppy in 2021, and their daughter was born nearly two years ago. In 2021, 91裸聊视频�22 and 91裸聊视频�23 they celebrated on March 1 91裸聊视频� the day after Feb. 28.

91裸聊视频淪ince it91裸聊视频檚 technically our 91裸聊视频榝irst91裸聊视频� anniversary, we plan to celebrate with a big anniversary trip somewhere warm in the coming months,91裸聊视频� she said.

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