Dear Punxsutawney Phil,
I have loved some of our fun winter snow storms and our chilly sunny days.
But I am ready for Pool days and Long summer nights. Can you re-think the shadow
decision you made? Thank~ K
Okay, So we all know that a Groundhog can not predict the season....
So How did this tradition get started?
Taken from:
http://homeschoolshare.com/groundhog_lapbook.php
Groundhog
Day
They may not be the
fastest, cutest or most loved animal, but groundhogs are the only animal with
their own holiday!
Groundhog Day
is February 2nd. Tradition holds that if the groundhog sees his shadow, there
will be six more weeks of bad weather, and if he doesn't, that spring will be
here soon. Of course, the groundhog
doesn't really decide the weather! How did this holiday get started?
In the 1700s German settlers brought the tradition known as Candlemas
Day with them. It was the custom on this day for clergy members to bless
candles and distribute them (one for each window in every house) among the
people for light in the midst of a dark winter. On this day in Germany, the
people also watched a
badger to check for a shadow. If the sun came out on Candlemas Day (which was
also February 2), it meant six more weeks of wintry weather because the badger
would have a shadow. When the Germans came to America, the badger was replaced
with the groundhog.
Heres How we had some Groundhog Fun
Who's that hanging out in our yard????
Why it's Punxsutawney Phil,
and yes, Bummer~ He Saw his Shadow!
We had planed to make the Lap Book out of our Groundhog facts but we had too much other fun.
So instead we read all the groundhog facts together. :)
This was the start to our fun filled day.
A surprise party (missing a few that had been there in the beginning) from
some really great friends! <3
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