| LIFE IN SOLERA | FEBRUARY 2024 | 9
What do you call a pig with no legs? A ground hog
What is a groundhog's favorite color? Ma-hog-any
What doe s Punxsutawney Phil call his laundr y? Hogwash
Why did Phil ge t kicked of f the soccer te am? For being a ball hog
Ok ay … last one. What did the groundhog say when his handler
grabbed his tail? That's the end of me!
Have a great February and share some love!
Groundhog Day is a tradition observed in the United States and Canada on Feb. 2 of every year starting in the 16th century. It
derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will
retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.
While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing
its shadow and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.
e weather lore was brought from German-speaking areas where the badger (German: Dachs) is the forecasting animal. It is
related to the lore that clear weather on the Christian festival of Candlemas forebodes a prolonged winter.
e Groundhog Day ceremony held at Punxsutawney in western Pennsylvania, centering on a semi-mythical groundhog named
Punxsutawney Phil, has become the most frequently attended ceremony. Grundsow Lodges in Pennsylvania Dutch Country in the
southeastern part of the state observe the occasion as well. Other cities in the United States and Canada also have adopted the event.
