Groundhog Day! Candlemas!

[tceisele]

OK, so it's Groundhog Day. I always hear "If the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter", but the prediction stops there. What if he doesn't see his shadow? Does that mean winter will only last for another month and a half? [1] Having lived in Michigan all my life, I was never quite sure whether 6 more weeks of winter was

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[min8ive]

Like in the movie "Groundhog Day":

"Do you think it'll be an early spring?"
"I'm predicting March 21st."
"You know, I think that actually is the first day of Spring."