Groundhog Day America's Chief Forecaster
On the first official
Marmot-meteorology, turkey lives on the Hill, first mentioned in Pennsylvania
(USA). Then it was decided each year, in early February to hold a festival
dedicated to this animal.
Since then, it took more than
a hundred years, there are many meteorological stations equipped with modern
equipment, but people are still going to the second of February Groundhog near
the house, in order to observe its behavior, so that it will be possible to
make predictions about the spring.
Everyone who is looking
forward to the onset of early spring, very happy if Groundhog Day in the yard
overcast, because then got out of the burrow groundhog does not see his shadow,
and not return back to his house, which means that the spring will not take
long wait. Otherwise, if afraid of his own shadow, the groundhog forecaster
hide-back, winter will dominate for at least another six weeks.
Traditional folk festival
Groundhog Day is considered to be in the United States and Canada, still today
admire this beast and predict the weather is going to people in many countries.
As it turns out, the roots of
this holiday are back in ancient times, because of the Gregorian calendar
Christians of Europe celebrated the second of February Presentation of the Lord,
and this is the day determined the nature of the approaching spring. There is a
saying that if that day is cloudless and clear, the year can be two winters.
Tradition also rely on the
forecasts of our smaller brethren existed in ancient Rome, only responsible
were not marmots, and hedgehogs.
%2B1.jpg)