GROUNDHOG DAY


Meaning of GROUNDHOG DAY in English

Function: noun

Etymology: from the legend that a groundhog emerging from its burrow returns to hibernate if it sees its shadow on this day

Date: 1871

: February 2 observed traditionally as a day that indicates six more weeks of winter if sunny or an early spring if cloudy

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