| About Groundhog Day |
| Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2 in United States and Canada. Groundhog Day lore, which traces its routes back to perhaps Scotland or Germany, or a combination of both, says that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and fails to see its shadow, winter will end soon, but if the groundhog sees its shadow, the groundhog, who is thought to be a fearful creature, is said to scurry back into its burrow and winter weather will last for 6 more weeks. One of the most celebrated Groundhog Day celebrations occurs in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA, where the star of the festivities is the groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil, who prognosticates the weather. Candlemas, a Christian holiday, is celebrated around the same time and has a similar weather predicting function – if there is good weather on Cadlemas, there will be bad weather for the rest of the winter, and vice versa." |
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MarkTheDay.com is a useful tool for organizing your Groundhog Day holiday tasks. Using MarkTheDay.com, you can create custom email reminders to aid in accomplishing tasks and remembering appointments in conjunction with the Groundhog Day holiday season. |
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