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2/2/2021 0 Comments

The Importance of Celebrating Ground Hog's Day

PicturePonxatonney Phil see his shadow

You don't have to do a big celebration of this important Day of the Groundhog, but it is important to observe this unofficial holiday.  Why?  Because Ground Hog's Day gives us some sort of hope.  Whether the varmint sees his shadow or not, the outcome gives us some sort of feeling of certainty about the future.  If he sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter.  If he doesn't see his shadow, spring supposedly will arrive early.  

Fun fact:  on the calendar, the official arrival of spring is six weeks away.

Whether the little guy sees his shadow or not, it offers a reason to celebrate.  Short though it may be, our attention goes to Punxsutawney and we are offered some peek into the future.  Isn't that something we as humans yearn for?  Don't we all want to know what the future holds?  Isn't that why we go to fortune-tellers and listen to prognosticators?  

In the end, we really can't know what the future holds.  And in reality, how many of us even remember the prediction of the shadow of the ground hog in mid March?  But it's fun.  And for a moment we think we know what lies ahead.   If I have learned anything in recent years, the future is not ours to see, let alone control.  As sang Doris Day,  Que sera sera.

By the time you read this, it will have been revealed that Phil indeed saw his shadow in the early morning snows of Pennsylvania.  So if we remember, in six weeks we can check to see if winter ends on its official date, or came early.  In the end, life will go on, and we will not know any more about what the future holds.   But it human nature, and probably mentally healthy, to imagine the future because what we do today, how we act, what we accept, will indeed affect and effect the future.  This is why it is important to celebrate Ground Hog's Day every year whether we believe or not!

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For a different take on Ground Hog's Day, here's a link to info about the movie.  Also fun and in its way, thought provoking. 

​Ground Hog's Day: The Movie

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