GROUNDHOG DAY
Transcript: I learn that the animals hibernate all the winter to keep warn, but no all the animals only some mammals. Ex: rabbits, beards, grounhog... Before the winter the animals eat a lot, to sleep all the winter. I see a little groundhog, furry and brown, He's popping up to look around. If he sees his shadow, down he'll go. Six more weeks of winter - oh, no! VIDEO METEOREOLOGIST Laie M,Lluc P, Pol T, Joana C and Laia M Monday, February 2, 2015 REPORTER For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, So far will the snow swirl until May. For as the snow blows on Candlemas Day, So far will the sun shine before May. And from America: If the sun shines on Groundhog Day; Half the fuel and half the hay. Five Little Groundhogs I See a Little Groundhog SONGS 1887 Shadow; first official trip to Gobbler's Knob. 1888 Shadow (Six more weeks of Winter!) 1889 no record 1890 NO Shadow (early Spring!) [Birthdate: Charles Correll ("Andy" on radio's Amos & Andy)] 1891 no record 1892 no record 1893 no record 1894 no record 1895 no record 1896 no record 1897 no record 1898 Shadow 1899 no record 1900 Shadow 1901 Shadow [Birthdate: Jascha Heifetz, violinist] 1902 NO Shadow 1903 Shadow 1904 Shadow 1905 Shadow [Birthdate: Ayn Rand, novelist-philosopher] 1906 Shadow [Birthdate: Gale Gordon, actor] 1907 Shadow 1908 Shadow [Birthdate: Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, Olympic swimmer/actor] 1909 Shadow 1910 Shadow 1911 Shadow 1912 Shadow [Birthdate: Burton Lane, Broadway composer] 1913 Shadow at 8:08 AM; first newspaper photo of Groundhog Day by John Frampton. 1914 Shadow at 9:34 AM 1915 Shadow at 11:45 AM; named Wiley William Woodchuck! 1916 Shadow at 9:07 AM; first movie film of Groundhog Day ceremony (17.5mm Birtac). 1917 Shadow 1918 Shadow; 18 degrees below zero. 1919 Shadow [Birthdate: Forrest Tucker, actor] 1920 Shadow 1921 Shadow at 7:17 AM 1922 Shadow at 7:11 AM; Groundhog Holiday Dance. 1923 Shadow [Birthdate: Liz Smith, gossip columnist] 1924 Shadow at 7:13 AM 1925 Shadow at 8:13 AM; [Birthdate: Elaine Stritch, actress] 1926 Shadow at 9:17 AM 1927 Shadow at 8:35 AM; [Birthdate: Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist] 1928 Shadow at 10:00 AM; program with Punx'y Rotary Club on KDKA Radio. 1929 Shadow 1930 Shadow at 7:11 AM 1931 Shadow at 12:27 PM 1932 Shadow at 9:11 AM 1933 Shadow 1934 NO Shadow. 1935 Shadow at 9:11 AM 1936 Shadow at 10:27 AM 1937 Shadow at 9:09 AM; early morning encounter with a skunk! [Birthdate: Tom Smothers, comedian] 1938 Shadow at 9:05 AM; "darkest shadow in history" (The Spirit, Feb. 2, 1938) 1939 Shadow at 9:10 AM 1940 Shadow at 9:00 AM 1941 Shadow at 4:25 PM 1942 Partial Shadow at 7:40 AM; "War clouds have blacked out parts of the shadow." (The Spirit, Feb. 2, 1942) [Birthdate: Graham Nash, guitarist, singer] 1943 Groundhog did not appear; relied on Quarryville's prediction - NO Shadow 1944 Shadow at 9:10 AM 1945 Shadow at 9:00 AM 1946 Shadow at 7:52 AM 1947 Shadow at 7:37 AM; first newspaper photo of Groundhog Club at Gobbler's Knob [Birthdate: Farrah Fawcett, actress, model] 1948 Shadow at 8:46 AM; [Birthdate: Jessica Savitch, NBC news anchor] 1949 Shadow at 7:32 AM; [Birthdate: Brent Spiner, actor] 1950 NO Shadow 1951 Shadow at 8:41 AM 1952 Shadow at 7:52 AM; on NBC's Today Show on Monday, February 4 1953 Shadow at 7:38 AM; [Birthdate: Penny Pulz, LPGA golfer] 1954 Shadow at 8:03 AM; [Birthdate: Christie Brinkley, Cover Girl model] 1955 Shadow at 8:51 AM; 4" of snow on Groundhog Day; [Birthdate: Kim Zimmer, soap opera actress] Groundhog Day, celebrated across the United States and Canada, on February 2, is purely a North American tradition. It is based on a belief that on this day (February 2) the groundhog, or woodchuck, comes out of hole after winter hibernation to look for its shadow. If the shadow is seen, it's a sunny day. And the groundhog foretells 'six more weeks of bad weather' and thus a lingering winter. But spring is coming if no shadow is seen because of clouds. The groundhog then behaves accordingly. It goes back into the hole if the weather turns bad, but stays above ground if spring is near. Vol XCIII, No. 311 63 Shadow at 7:41 AM 1964 Shadow at 7:35 AM 1965 Shadow at 7:58 AM 1966 Shadow at 7:21 AM 1967 Shadow at 7:25 AM 1968 Shadow at 7:29 AM 1969 Shadow at 7:29 AM 1970 NO Shadow 1971 Shadow at 7:29 AM; 14 below zero. 1972 Shadow at 7:30 AM 1973 Shadow at 7:29 AM 1974 Shadow at 7:28 AM 1975 NO Shadow 1976 Shadow at 7:29 AM 1977 Shadow at 7:27; in midst of the energy crisis. [Birthdate: Shakira, singer] 1978 Shadow at 7:28 AM 1979 Shadow at 7:28 AM 1980 Shadow at 7:29 AM 1981 Shadow at 7:27 AM 1982 Shadow at 7:26 AM; coldest January this Century. 1983 NO Shadow; predicted an early Spring after a mild El Nino Winter. 1984 Shadow at 7:04 AM 1985 Shadow at 7:28 AM 1986 NO Shadow; visited President Reagan at the White House in March. 1987 Shadow at 7:29 AM 1988 NO Shadow 1989 Shadow 1990 NO Shadow 1991 Shadow 1992 Shadow 1993 Shadow; the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray is released. 1994 Shadow at 7:28 AM 1995 NO