Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths such as this tie our present to the distant past when nature did, indeed, influence our lives.
It is the day that the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow.
If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground. (Phil, cognizant of the two feet of snow on the ground or not, saw his shadow and is calling for six more weeks of winter. Oh joy!)
Demand Euphoria!
The Haus of Dcaligari 