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What is a Groundhog?
According to the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary © 1975 a ground hog is a woodchuck. The same dictionary says that a woodchuck is a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) of the northeastern U.S. and Canada which is also called a groundhog. (Folk etymology fr. Ojibwa otchig fisher, marten, or Cree otecheck).
This fun, special day is based on American folk lore. If the groundhog leaves his home where he has been hibernating and does not see his shadow, he will remain above ground. However, if the groundhog sees his shadow, he'll return to hibernation and there will be six more weeks of cold weather. This American folk lore is based on an old Scottish couplet: "If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, there'll be two winters in the year."
hmmmmm ..... I wonder if this special day resulted from cabin fever?
;)
The Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary © 1975 defines
cabin fever as "extreme irritability and restlessness resulting
from boredom of living in a remote region alone or with only a
few companions: also: the same emotions resulting
from living in a small enclosed space."
Groundhog
Internet Field Trips
Punxsutawney Phil
This site will "virtually" tell you more than you
ever wanted to know about Punxsutawney Phil, the "official"
groundhog for Groundhog's Day
Groundhog's
Day
This link includes a "shadow" report
Groundhog
Day Celebration Page
This site includes a little bit of everything including info on
the movie
Wiarton's
Willie Home Page
Curious about how our Canadian friends celebrate this curious
special day?
Geography
Locate northeastern USA, Canada, and Scotland on a map and/or globe
Discover Canada
Take a cyber visit to Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
Government of Canada
Learn about the government of Canada (offered in English and French)
New Glasgow, Canada
Yup, there's one in Canada, too
Scotland
Take a cybervisit to Scotland. Visit cities, islands, castles
and more!
Gateway to Scotland
Tons of information here from type of government they have, history,
lore and more
Scotland On Line
Learn about their history, clans, tartans, "great" Scots
and more
Science
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
This site is absolutely crammed full of information on the weather
from the US government
The
Weather Channel
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