Sure, we all know about the aforementioned, and yes, two of other obvies, aka, Groundhog and Valentine ... but not necessarily limited to: Feb. 2: Hedgehog Day. You go, Sonic!
a hedgehog, as way to predict the weather. Upon immigrating to the United States, German settlers chose a groundhog to carry on this tradition.
But with the absence of hedgehogs in their new home, woodchucks were chosen instead. The earliest known American reference to Groundhog Day was in a Morgantown shopkeeper’s journal entry dated ...
and other German-speaking immigrants maintained the same tradition of Groundhog Day. But with the absence of hedgehogs in their new home, woodchucks were chosen instead.
"This is the second time Pykh made his prediction on February 2, Groundhog Day," Igor Permyakov said. "We offered him two plates with his favorite treats, mealworms. At first, the hedgehog ...