{"id":508,"date":"2021-02-01T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-storage-inn.com\/blog\/?p=508"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:27:21","slug":"shedding-some-light-on-groundhog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-storage-inn.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/shedding-some-light-on-groundhog-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedding Some Light on Groundhog Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shedding Some Light on Groundhog Day<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Well, we made it to February, and here at The Storage Inn in Egg Harbor Township NJ<\/a>, the place is buzzing with our storage customers<\/a> shuttling in and out after visiting their rental spaces<\/a>. Luckily, we have successfully dodged all major snow storms to this point – Whew!\u00a0 It seems early to be thinking about Spring, but Groundhog Day is here, so…. Why <\/span>Groundhog<\/span><\/i> Day? Why not something more spring inspired, like <\/span>Robin, Daffodil, or Bunny Rabbit<\/span><\/i> day? I wondered where this tradition came from, so I decided to check it out. <\/span><\/p>\n

It turns out that Groundhog Day has its roots in the ancient Christian tradition of Candlemas Day, when clergy would bless and distribute candles needed for winter. The candles represented how long and cold the winter would be. Germans expanded on this concept by selecting an animal,\u00a0the hedgehog,\u00a0as a means of predicting weather. According to tradition, if the hedgehog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather – no shadow means an early spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Germans who came to America and settled in in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch Country) continued the tradition, although they switched from hedgehogs to groundhogs, which were plentiful in the Keystone State.<\/span><\/p>\n

On February 2nd 1887, Groundhog Day was celebrated for the first time at Gobbler\u2019s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A newspaper editor belonging to a group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney, called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, declared that Phil, the Punxsutawney groundhog, was America\u2019s only true weather-forecasting groundhog. \u00a0The line of groundhogs that have since been known as Phil might be America\u2019s most famous groundhogs, but other towns across North America now have their own weather-predicting rodents, from Birmingham Bill to Staten Island Chuck to Shubenacadie Sam in Canada. Today, tens of thousands of people converge on Gobbler\u2019s Knob in Punxsutawney each February 2nd to witness Phil\u2019s prediction. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club hosts a three-day celebration featuring entertainment and activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, there you have it – the history of Groundhog Day. Soon Punxsutawney Phil will make his prediction – Will we enjoy an early early Spring, or are we are in for six more weeks of winter? The staff here at The Storage Inn<\/a> is definitely on “Team Spring”! Happy Groundhog Day!<\/span><\/p>\n

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