It seems the Canadian Groundhog, and a lobster can’t agree this year. Five out of seven have predicted a longer winter, but to be fair, Fred La Marmotte, from Quebec died during the night. Not sure his vote counts, but the child who replaced him, wearing a groundhog hat and carrying a stuffed groundhog, predicted six more weeks of winter in his stead. Check out the CBC post for yourself. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fred-la-marmotte-dies-1.6734368
8 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Groundhog Day Thanks Good Hhouskeeping magazine for the info! https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g3215/groundhog-day-facts/
The Germans started the whole Groundhog Day thing.
They believed that if the sun came out on Candlemas, February 2, a German holiday, there would be six more weeks of winter. Not sure when the groundhog or that Canadian lobster got in on the action, but I’d bet they weren’t the only ones to see their shadows today.
The groundhog really can predict the end of winter.
Since groundhogs hibernate, the fact that they would come out February 2 probably does indicate that winter’s almost over.
Punxsutawney Phil is just a nickname.
His full name is “Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary.” Now that’s a mouthful!
The original Groundhog Day involved eating groundhogs.
There’s no accounting for taste, and if you’re hungry enough … in 1886, they all headed over to Gobbler’s Knob to dine on a feast made up of various groundhog dishes and the equally-delicious-sounding groundhog punch.
Punxsutawney Phil isn’t the only weather predictor.
As seen above, Canada relies on a number of vetted sources for weather prediction.
“Groundhog Day” the movie put Punxsutawney Phil on the map.
This is one of my all-time favorite Bill Murray movies. Whenever bad stuff happens and keeps happening, it’s a groundhog kind of day.
Flipping a coin is more accurate than Phil.
I believe that, especially if you have a two-headed coin.
Punxsutawney Phil may know the secret to everlasting life.
That little rodent has been around since 1886. He’s either the oldest rodent around or he’s really into reincarnation!
But take heart everyone. Regardless of the predictions, the fact is in 2023, the first day of spring will be March 20th. So, smile. There are only 46 days until spring.
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