GROUNDHOG DAY
Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. But the most popular place where they celebrate this day is [in] Punxsutawney, Pensilvania, because [in] this town started to celebrate this holiday in 1887.
In the past, the groundhog was a method of weather prediction that the farmers used. When it´s cloudy, the groundhog goes out of the burrow and if it doesn´t see its shadow, it means the winter will finish soon. But if it´s sunny, the groundhog sees its shadow and comes back to the burrow. It means the winter will continue for six more weeks.
Now, they repeat this ritual and prepare a lot of social events. They make [speech] speeches and show the famous groundhog that it is venerated as a God. Then they eat and drink and there are some entertainments such as sketches, [piece of] theatre and others.
Finally, I want to [remember] remind you there is a famous film called Groundhog Day that [show] shows this celebration very well. But the title of this film was translated into Spanish as Atrapado en el tiempo.
Beatriz Caballero Román
beatriz.caballero.roman@hotmail.com
