2007-01-29 23:14:40 · 3 answers · asked by Kelly M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Not in the UK. When I first saw the film, 'Groundhog Day', I thought it was something that had been made up for the film. I was amazed to discover that it was real.
I love weird rituals like this. The only vaguely comparable ceremonies I know of in the UK are the 'Mari Llywd' in Wales, where the skull of a horse is ceremonially paraded around the houses, and the long-running May-Day procession in Ealing, West London, where a parade goes through the streets, led by a Herald and a Jack o'the Green (who is covered in foliage).
2007-01-29 23:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by langdonrjones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I remember the film, the ground hog is used to predict the weather. I.E. if it does something, then you will get 30 days of rain. There is a similar occurance in EU. If it rains on a particular day, then it will continue to rain for the rest of the month.
Luck.
2007-01-30 07:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by Alice S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They are not as sad and pathetic as we are about coming up with stupid holidays when we get bored.
2007-01-30 07:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋