Je deviens Catherinette

Well, here I am on the eve of my 25th birthday and have just found out about a lovely old French tradition where unmarried 25+ year olds have a special type of hat - une Catherinette or coiffer Sainte-Catherine to wear and a special fête in order to 'speed up' their likelihood of marrying soon. Apparently if I'm still unmarried on the 25th of November this year then I get to wear a ridiculous hat too. Unfortunately the PACS doesn't date back to the middle ages where this tradition comes from, so are Pacs-ed women included in the married or unmarried bunch? I'm guessing it's like the no change of surnames and we rest in the unmarried bunch.

I feel old.