Well, here it is again \u2014 as Yogi Berra would probably say, Groundhog Day is like Deja vu all over again. Since it seems like we\u2019ve only seen the sun around here for about five minutes in 2017, you\u2019d think there\u2019s almost no chance the groundhog would see his shadow and we\u2019ll have an early spring. But, you never know\u2026<\/p>\n
As we talk about here every year, the official<\/em> groundhog is Punxsutawney Phil and he lives at Gobbler\u2019s Knob near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day isn\u2019t a public holiday in the United States, but it is an \u201cobservance.\u201d Groundhog Day coincides with Candlemas \u2014 a Christian holiday \u2014 also celebrated on February 2. (If you\u2019re interested in Candlemas, you can check this blog\u2019s archives. It was the subject of an entry several years back.) If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, So we\u2019ll see what Phil has to say today\u2026 of course the problem with all weather forecasting is that it\u2019s right too often to ignore it and wrong too often to rely on it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, here it is again \u2014 as Yogi Berra would probably say, Groundhog Day is like Deja vu all over again. Since it seems like we\u2019ve only seen the sun around here for about five minutes in 2017, you\u2019d think … Continue reading
\nPunxsutawney held the first Groundhog Day in the United States in the 1800s, and the first official trek to Gobbler\u2019s Knob was made on February 2, 1887. Punxsutawney Phil was supposedly named after King Philip. Before he was named Phil, he was called Br\u2019er Groundhog.
\nGroundhog Day was always weather related until the movie \u201cGroundhog Day\u201d became famous. The film\u2019s plot added a new meaning to \u201cGroundhog Day\u201d as something that repeats itself endlessly.<\/p>\n
\nEven though Candlemas Day is a religious \u201choliday,\u201d it has long been associated with the weather\/seasons just as Groundhog Day has in later years. An old rhyme goes\u2026<\/p>\n
\nWinter will have another fight;
\nBut if Candlemas Day be clouds and rain,
\nWinter is gone, and will not come again.<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n