I have a friend who celebrates Groundhog Day every year. She says it's her favorite holiday. Me, not so much.
I have some good reasons for this:
1) This time of year, the weather is bleak and the landscape barren; 2) I have some sort of mental block about what the groundhog seeing his shadow is supposed to predict. Is it 6 more weeks of winter? A shorter winter? Or perhaps, the Penguins will win the Stanley Cup? 3) A groundhog is
Wikipedia, "the best thing ever" (according Michael Scott's character on The Office) and my go-to-source, says that Groundhog Day began as a custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, and has its origins in ancient European lore wherein a badger or sacred bear is the prognosticator as opposed to a groundhog.
And while I'm not a fan of the actual holiday, I am a huge fan of Groundhog Day, the 1993 movie. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's Bill Murray at his best (only Lost in Translation may be better) and a totally unique concept for a movie. Besides, who doesn't want the chance at a do-over?
If you haven't seen the movie in a while, here's a reminder of just how much fun it is:
No comments:
Post a Comment