Groundhog Day
Hooray!!! We're going to have an early Spring this year!!! Well, this was Phil's prediction if you believe it.
What is Groundhog Day anyway?! I can’t really relate the 1st time I heard of this. A co-worker explained it but also suggested that I research it in the internet for a better explanation. Here’s a brief history of how it all started…
European Roots
(Adapted from "Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992" by Bill Anderson)
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths such as this tie our present to the distant past when nature did, indeed, influence our lives. It is the day that the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow.
If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole.
If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground.
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3 comments:
Never been into Groundhog day. I loved the movie though :P
hi, marj! i haven't either. i didn't even watch the movie. :)
i saw that old movie, groundhog day, starring andie macdowell and that guy na nakalimutan ko name. at first i thought it was boring pero as you watch it, you'll get the comedy & romantic sides of it. ganda rin pala after all. :)
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