Sadie Hawkins Dances are derived from the Lil' Abner comic strip that was published in 1937, here it is:
As explained in this comic, sadie hawkin's day was when the unmarried women of dogpatch would chase after the bachelors, and which ever one they caught, they marry them.
The first Sadie Hawkins dance was held on November 9, 1938. The dance's tradition, complementary to the comic strip idea, was that the girls ask the guys out to the dance, instead of the traditional guy-asking-the-girl-out-to the dance.
The Sadie Hawkins's traditional isn't as scandalous sounding today as it was back in the late 1930's, because women have become brave enough to go ahead and ask the men out to anything. Well, some girls get their chances, though.
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