Tonight! BATTLE OF THE GROUNDHOGS!
Punxitawney Phil vs. Woodstock Willie.
Phil says 6 more weeks of winter, but Willie says early spring. Which groundhog knows the truth and which is lying through his teeth? We'll find out tonight when they face off in the most anticipated debate of the year.
HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!
Not sure how to hashtag this one but I wanted to share it. Suggestions welcome.
#USPol #GroundhogsDay
Edited to add some #
While out for #IceCreamForBreakfastDay, we ran into a parent from our wider social circle. For small talk, he asked if I thought the #groundhog would get it right this year.
I don't think he expected me to have such passionate opinions on the subject. 
(See NOAA website linked here:
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113931156320456300)
As an American Pagan, I celebrate my Imbolc holiday on February 2nd. And while most pagans make offerings to the goddess Brigid on Imbolc, I associate it with the Cailleach. Why? Because of Groundhog's Day.
This early American colonizer custom has roots in Scottish folklore. The story goes that the Cailleach, the goddess who controls the winter, leaves her home on this day to collect firewood for the rest of the season. If the weather is fair and sunny, she has time to collect a lot of wood, so the winter will last longer. If the weather is poor, she won't collect as much, so the winter will be shorter.
Eventually the story changed to being a snake coming out of its nest, because the christians commonly replaced powerful goddesses with snake imagery. When the tale was brought to the colonies, the seasons didn't quite match up with snakes emerging, so another burrowing animal was chosen, the groundhog.
@w7voa Well, with the White House and IDF are on top of this! I feel better already. /s #groundhogsday #weheardthisbefore #potus #gaza
Today some Christian students may be absent during the #Christian #holiday of #Candlemas.
https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/yom-groundpig-is-a-holy-day-for-christians-fed7c6da6271
#holidays #chag #chagim #GroundhogsDay #YomGroundpig
#diversity #inclusivity #inclusive #ally
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#PublicSchool #School
#EduTooters #Educators
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