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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Don't put those winter coats away just yet. The world's most famous weather prognosticating groundhog was roused from his burrow at 7:23 a.m. Thursday and saw his shadow, a sign that there'll be six more weeks of winter.
Each Feb. 2, thousands of people descend on Punxsutawney, a town of about 6,100 people located about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, for a little midwinter revelry, celebrating what had essentially been a German superstition.
The Germans believed that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.
BronVolkomen debiel, die folklore. Maar wel grappig natuurlijk
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Ik ben er eigenlijk vorig jaar pas achtergekomen dat het gebruik werkelijk bestaat en dus niet verzonnen was speciaal voor de gelijknamige
film.
[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door Frollo op 02-02-2006 14:25:23 ]