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Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Vietnam War. Early 20th Century US. Art, Literature, and Film History. World War II. Sign Up. US Government. Westward Expansion. Cold War. Share this article via comment Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter. More Stories. Today's Best Discounts. Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter. This Day In History. History Vault. Candlemas Falling midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, February 2 is a significant day in several ancient and modern traditions.

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The word comes from a Native American word. What do you call it? Six more weeks of Winter or 42 days until Spring. Figured that one out when I was younger Haven't figured out yet why the movie portrays repetition though Paula, thank you for the information about removing the Christmas decorations and tree. I had known about having all greenery taken down by Epiphany January 6 , but didn't know about February 2 as the last chance although I sometimes didn't get everything down until close to that date!

Also, since , when my grandson was born on February 2, I make an even bigger deal of it. Jon was ecstatic when we told him it was a "holiday", when he was about 3 years old. He goes around bragging that his birthday is on Groundhog Day! There is a longstanding tradition connected to Candlemas. Although it is customary to take down the Christmas tree and other decorations following the festivities of Twelfth Night, that is, the 12th Day of Christmas Jan 5 or Eve of Epiphany, if you don't do so at that time, you're supposed to leave them up until your second - and last!

Thanks for the reminder of the date. The problem with modern day Groundhog Day is that the animals they are using are basically domesticated. I have a groundhog in my yard, he lives in a hollow tree trunk, observing him or her over the years - he doesn't emerge from his burrow until there is at the least a couple crocus flowers for him to munch on.

Never seen him in the cold weather at all. Which makes me wonder why Groundhogs Day is in February, it's not natural to them. Half the time the Predicting Groundhogs run back into there enclosure because there are too many people and noise, not because he saw his shadow. I have been searching for the answer, to no avail. Why do we need a groundhog for the forcast on feb 2?

Do not we all see our shadows on a sunny day? How does the groundhog contributes to the forcast if it is based solemnly on the cloudness of tbe day? Hi Helen, Groundhog Day today is a bit of folk humor, not to be taken seriously.