What is Groundhog Day?
Groundhog Day is a traditional North American festival that has its roots built into folklore and legend. According to Legend of Groundhog Day, which takes place on February 2, the behavior of Hromnice is a way to predict the weather. If Groundhog jumps off her burrow, sees her shadow and then comes back, it will mean that the winter weather will continue for another six weeks. If Groundhog does not see his shadow, he will not be afraid to come out of his burrow, which means that winter weather will end soon. Punxsatawney in Pennsylvania organizes Groundhog Day celebration, which contains a fireman called PunXSatawney Phil and has gained augmented recognition.
It is assumed that because the Hromnice lives underground, it is not accustomed to its shadow. Hromnice will therefore be afraid if they see their own shadow and return down. Whether this method is an accurate system for prediccipation is at best questionable, but the tradition of Groundhog Day dates back to the mid -18th century.
Origin of tradition
It is assumed that Groundhog Day was derived from Candlemas, a day recognized in some European countries on February 2, and allegedly when wolves or bears emerge from hibernation. Some legends Candlemas also refer to the snake that appears. The records show that the Pennsylvanian composer wrote the tradition of Hromnice, as the German colleagues told him in 1841. The original tradition was assumed that she had arrived in the US with settlers from Germany and France. The date used for Groundhog Day is one of the data between the year-data between the solstice and the equinox.tourist attraction
Recently, Groundhog Day has become widely associated with a comedy film from 1993, played by Bill Murray as a weareporter who has to spend and resume the same day of Hromnice. Although he was not actually filmed, the film takes place in Punxsutawney, who has other historical links to Groundhogs. The Indians Delaware settled in Puxsutawney and believed their overDovůdci are overwhelming. The term "Woodchuck" came from the Indian legend Wojak The Groundhog.
Film Groundhog Day helped create a big business for the city of Punxsutawney. Thousands of tourists flock to celebrate every 2th February, when Punxsutawney Phil took a way to Gobbler's button, east of Punxsatawney. There, re -created a lair on a fake tree stump, it is used for a little guy to predict his weather forecast, which was then announced by the President of the Groundhog Club.