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Can a groundhog predict the weather?

Sometimes some stories containing interesting facts are blown up by the newspapers. This refers to the case of the groundhog and its ability to predict the weather.

The opinion that he is a real weather forecaster appeared a long time ago. The groundhog, or earthen pig, is an animal that hibernates in the winter. In winter, he lives in a hole. According to an old tradition, he gets out of there on the second day of February, which is called "the day of the earthen pig" because of this.

When the groundhog crawls out of the hole, he examines the surroundings. If the day is cloudy and he does not see his shadow, then he stays outside. This is a good omen. This means that the weather at the end of winter will be beautiful. But if the groundhog sees his shadow, since the day is clear, then he goes back to the hole to sleep a little more. According to the old belief, this means that there will be six more weeks of cold weather.

But most people don't believe it. First of all, there is absolutely no reason to claim that a groundhog can predict the weather. He doesn't have any special ability to do so.

Another reason is that groundhogs don't actually always emerge from their burrows on February 2nd. Sometimes it happens earlier, sometimes later. Maybe the papers are making the groundhog get out in time to photograph it. But it is obvious that if the weather is very cold, then the groundhog will not want to stick out of his warm hole at all.

The same belief exists in Europe, but only there we are talking about a hedgehog. But the Pilgrims carried that over to the groundhog when they settled in America. A similar legend about a bear exists in Hungary.

Author: Likum A.

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