I know that if the groundhog sees its shadow, that means six more weeks of winter. If it doesn't, that means early spring. However, how early is this "early spring"? 1 week? 2 weeks?
2007-08-17 02:23:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
you were not paying attention to the fable.
If the Groundhog sees it's shadow, it will be six more weeks of winter.
If it doesn't, it will only be a month and a half until spring.
A month and a half is six weeks! It's the same!
2007-08-17 02:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does not matter what the groundhog does because Spring is always 6 weeks from Groundhog day
2007-08-17 09:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Susan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The four cross-quarter days (Feb 2, May 1, Aug 2, Nov 1) were all used as inverse weather predicters by ancient pagans. If the weather was mild then, the bad weather would return and it would be six weeks (the approximate length of time to the next pagan holiday) before one could expect it to lighten up. If it was harsh weather, one could expect it to get progressively better starting then, probably with notable results in a week or two.
2007-08-17 11:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole "Groundhog Day" idea is a window into the human mind's desperate need to make the unpredictable, random universe conform to some comforting, predictable pattern.
2007-08-17 09:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 weeks less than it would have been if the groundhog saw his shadow
2007-08-17 09:31:46 · answer #5 · answered by adamtxstud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After watching the movie over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. . . . I just can't say.
2007-08-17 09:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋