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I want to draw your attention to today's post in the <a class='bbc_url' href='http://z1.invisionfree.com/forums/theSPacific/index.php?showtopic=5884&st=375&#last'>On This Day</a> thread:
Quote:There was a tradition in many European countries of watching animals ? especially badgers ? to see how they acted on this day. If they returned to their dens, it meant that there was still a long winter ahead.
German immigrants in Pennsylvania found that there weren't a lot of badgers in America, but there were a lot of groundhogs, so the holiday evolved into Groundhog Day. The first reference to Groundhog Day is from 1841, in the diary of a storekeeper in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. He wrote: "Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks' nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate."
Now there still are not too many badgers in the wild in North America. Actually, there probably aren't that many wild badgers in the western hemisphere, but that is beside the point. Yes, yes, I know, the wild badger population in the eastern hemisphere is probably down from its height way back before people migrated into Europe, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Anywho, since, traditionally, the second of February was a day to observe badgers to determine how much longer winter would be (hint, 2 February is a "cross-quarter day" so regardless of whether the critter can see his shadow, we are halfway done with winter -- stop now, Fudgie. I know you're in summer now  ), should we not call today the Day of the Badger instead?
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:badger:...Of course we should!..
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Is the badger an American native?But yeah, it's true, there are not that many badgers in western Europe... same for lynxes, bears and cloned Pyrenese alpine goats.
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and I'm suppose to care about this because?
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Quote:and I'm suppose to care about this because?
It's the Badgers, silly...
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Of course, since tomorrow is the 3rd, the day of the Badger will have ended :unsure:
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Quote:Of course, since tomorrow is the 3rd, the day of the Badger will have ended :unsure:
But you can allow it to live on forever in your hearts...
or else!.. :none: :badger: :none:
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