Hello Liz! On Sunday, May 29, 2005, 12:15 PM, you wrote:
C>> ... WHAT is Groundhogday? ... L> You didnt pay enough attention in the film groundhog day.. L> The premise seems to be the ending of winter and beginning of spring L> as far as I can tell, eg, if the ground hog comes up and about on that L> day its gonna be mild and stuff, otherwise miserable.. It's more specific than that! And, wow, I learned something here: It derived a bit from Candlemas Day, celebrated by early German settlers in Pennsylvania, with which some lore of the Delaware Indian tribe became intermixed, resulting in the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on February 2. http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm Absolutely my last post here on this subject, as I'm overdue for a Big Fat Trout! :scared: -- 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/
