🇬🇧 Groundhog Day meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Groundhog Day is a special holiday on February 2 in the United States and Canada when people watch a chubby little animal called a groundhog come out of its hole to “predict” the weather: if it’s scared by its shadow and goes back in, people say winter will last longer, and if it doesn’t see its shadow and stays out, people say spring will come early. It’s really just for fun and tradition, not real science.

On Groundhog Day, the groundhog popped out, saw my messy hair, and dove back into its burrow for six more weeks.

For Groundhog Day, my dad said if he sees his shadow when he opens the fridge, it means six more weeks of leftovers.

On Groundhog Day, my little sister asked if the groundhog could also predict when she’ll get a phone; it predicted “never.”

I asked my teacher if Groundhog Day works for homework too: if I don’t see it, does it disappear for six weeks?

On Groundhog Day in real life, people really watch a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania to see if he “predicts” more winter or an early spring, even though meteorologists do the real forecasting.

Every Groundhog Day the town meets at dawn. A child lifts a blanket; a shy groundhog peeks out. Groundhog Day fans hold breath. On Groundhog Day the creature sniffs, turns, then scurries back. Groundhog Day cheers and relieved smiles warm faces on Groundhog Day. They go home smiling, already waiting for spring.

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