Hello Cees! On Sunday, May 29, 2005, 12:01 PM, you wrote:
> I HAVE to ask this question here... so many Americans overhere: Please tell > me! WHAT is Groundhogday? So many times I hear of that day in series, movies > et cetera... I know of course the 'regular' festivities, but this one keeps > me in the blind. There's a very old saying that if the groundhog sees his shadow (that is, the sun is shining) on February 2, there will be 6 more weeks of winter weather. Because he will be frightened by his shadow and retreat into his burrow for another nap. (He's a hibernating, or at least, a winter-sleeping mammal.) If the day is overcast or raining, spring is forecast to come early and no more severe weather will arrive for the human beings looking to him for guidance. Or for those who share the neighborhood with them. A consummation devoutly to be wished, in the grip of a continental winter. :) Fishing. :thinking: Shall we mosey on over to TBOT? -- Best regards, Mary The Bat 3.5.21 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.5.21 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
