Hey everyone-It's Groundhog Day!

[Maccagirl]

One of those cool holidays where you can have stupid fun and not have to send a card to anyone!

[Franzia]

1. Yes! One of the few holidays yet to be thoroughly co-opted by the greeting card industry.

And one of the best movies of the past 20 years!

[pokerfan]

5. and it will be broadcast on FX later today

[Lavender Brown]

2. When do we find out the outcome?

I'm ready for spring.

[spinbaby]

3. He saw his shadow

He always sees his shadow.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090202/ap_on_re_us/groundhog_day

[Haole Girl]

12. Damn

:-(

Not that I believe it... but I hate winter & want all possible signs to show it will end SOON!

[dawgmom]

4. Nope. My sister's birthday is today.

I ALWAYS have to send a card on Groundhog's Day. :)

[pokerfan]

6. AKA Imbolc (Gaelic, Celtic, Pagan)

or Candlemas after the Church co-opted it. Astronomically, it's also one of the four cross-quarter days (mid-points between the equinoxes and the solstices). You may know the other cross-quarter days as May Day, Halloween and Lammas (Mid-Summer).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-quarter_day

[MorningGlow]

7. THANK YOU, Pokerfan!

Thank you for bringing this sabbat to its roots--and not one mention of those damned co-opting Romans! Yeah, I've got a problem with folks who think civilization started with those toga-wearers.
:rofl:

I left my Christmas greenery (fake but what are ya gonna do) up over the windows and doorways, and my electric candles in my front windows, upstairs and down. I'll be putting them away after today, but I figured it was a nice way to celebrate Imbolc.

[surrealAmerican]

10. I do the same thing, ...

... only we don't have fake greenery. Groundhog's day is the day we take down the strings of little lights.

[Bertha Venation]

8. Don't drive angry! Don't drive angry!

Fun movie.

[Deep13]

9. Well, he saw his shadow.

I'm going to shoot that fucking rodent. (Blame the messanger, I guess.)

[flvegan]

11. Good luck with that, Bill Murray.