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| Jour de la marmotte// Groundhog day |
Happy Groundhog Day to all of you.
In case you, like me, can never remember what the original reference is all about, here is an extract from wikipedia, to save you googling
"if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den, and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early"
Or "if 2nd Feb is cloudy, early spring, if sunny - late spring" for short. Of course it kinda removes the groundhog from the equation, but well, I am sure he doesn't mind.
The cat was going to hold a parasol over the emerging groundhog and thus bring in an early spring, but the day is cloudy and no interfering is needed. The groundhog looks mighty suspicious and might retreat into his den anyway though.
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