Posts Tagged ‘Groundhog Day’
History of Groundhog Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF GROUNDHOG DAY Podcast version roundhog Day comes from Candlemas Day, observed for centuries in parts of Europe on February 2. The custom was for the clergy to bless candles, representing how long winter would be, and distribute them to the people. What are the pagan, Christian, and secular roots of this…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF GROUNDHOG DAY Groundhog Day comes from Candlemas Day, observed for centuries in parts of Europe on February 2. The custom was to have the clergy bless candles — representing how long winter would be — and distribute them to the people. Pagan This seems to have derived from the pagan celebration of Imbolc —…
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