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Origins of Groundhog Day
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Origins of Groundhog Day
By Daniela Ginsburg Boston University News Service After seeing her shadow this month, Ms. G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts, predicted six more weeks of winter. Every year on Feb. 2, a groundhog emerges from its burrow. Seeing its shadow signals six more weeks of winter; if unable to see its shadow, the notion signals an early spring. The 140-year-old tradition, which is only 30% accurate, evolved from the 4th-century Christian holid…
Although the days are visibly getting longer and we are already subconsciously waiting for spring, nature has its own plans in February. Did you know that freezing "thunderous" nights and "Valentine's" blizzards are not just coincidences, but regular phenomena that meteorologists have known from the past?
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