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[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

Hope everyone has a wonderful Ground Hog Day. It is one of my favorite days!

[billymach4 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close billymach4]

Where I work we call it Muskrat day!

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I had no idea it was that time of the year again, How come no one posted any links to a new GH Calendar this year?

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

Sorry, Bing, but I don't eat pig

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

We only eat them when the see their shadow.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

So....did he see his shadow? Are we getting 6 more weeks of winter?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

yep.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

yep.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

The legend of the groundhog's forecasting powers arguably dates back to the early days of Christianity in Europe when clear skies on the holiday Candlemas Day, celebrated on Feb. 2, meant an extended winter. The tradition was then brought to Germany, with the German twist being that if the sun made an appearance on Candlemas, a hedgehog would cast its shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of bad weather. More specifically, the legend states: "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May..."

As some of Pennsylvania's earliest settlers were German, they continued the tradition upon noticing a large population of groundhogs, which resemble the European hedgehog.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I do not think it is over yet, I heard there was a tie and they need to call in for another Gh for the tie breaker. I am so proud of our mayors running these events.