Who knows! It seems the groundhog's eye sight has little or nothing to do with the actual weather on Feb. 2. So, where, you ask, did this Groundhog Day stuff come from anyway? Good question. It depends on who you ask. It is interesting, however, that Groundhog day is also Candlemas Day. It also marks the mid point of meteorological winter. thus the old Scottish poem:
As the light grows longer
The cold grows stronger
If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter will have another flight
If Candlemas be cloud and snow
Winter will be gone and not come again
A farmer should on Candlemas day
Have half his corn and half his hay
On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop
You can be sure of a good pea crop
Said another way, you may have heard that "half your wood and half your hay should remain on Candlemas Day".
So, if he sees his shadow or not...Happy Candlemas Day!
As the light grows longer
The cold grows stronger
If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter will have another flight
If Candlemas be cloud and snow
Winter will be gone and not come again
A farmer should on Candlemas day
Have half his corn and half his hay
On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop
You can be sure of a good pea crop
Said another way, you may have heard that "half your wood and half your hay should remain on Candlemas Day".
So, if he sees his shadow or not...Happy Candlemas Day!
1 comment:
So if he sees his shadow we have six more weeks of winter. If he does not spring will be here in a month and a half?
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