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Február 2-án, mi magyarok a medvére figyelünk, hogy meglátja-e az árnyékát, amikor előbújik a barlangjából. De mi a helyzet máshol? És mi a Groundhog Day? Ha kíváncsi vagy, olvasd el a leckét és nézd meg a videót!

]]> Groundhog‘s Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States on February 2nd each year. It is not an official holiday and is mostly just for fun and something that weather forecasters like to talk about for entertainment. They watch the groundhog on this day.  If it is cloudy, he will come out of his burrow and, tradition says, spring will start soon.  If it is sunny, he will see his shadow and scoot back into his burrow for six more weeks of winter sleep.

In Europe, it was a hedgehog that was watched with hope that he’d not see his shadow.  When settlers arrived in America, there were no hedgehogs to be found.  So they adopted the groundhog as the new world’s weather forecaster.

The groundhog was chosen because it wintered underground like the hedgehog and because the Native Americans in the regionrespected the animal greatly.  They considered the groundhog to be a wise and sensible animal.

The legend has had different variations over the hundreds of years of its existence. Early February traditionally marked the beginning of the growing season across parts of Europe. February 2, Candlemas day, marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The Candlemas celebration marked the anticipation of the planting of crops so a determination of a prolonged winter or an early spring was important. Emerging hibernators was a natural choice of an indicator that spring was coming. In England and France, a bear was the symbol of an emerging spring, while in Germany it was a badger. German immigrants to the United States in the 1800s substituted the lack of badgers in the Pennsylvania area with groundhogs and the tradition continued.

In Hungary and in Croatia and Serbia as well there is a tradition that on February the bear will awaken from winter dormancy, and if it sees its own shadow in this sleepy and confused state, it will get scared and go back to sleep for an additional 40 days, thus prolonging the winter.

Fun Facts About Groundhog Day

This day is the official holiday of the University of Texas at Irving where they have a big celebration each year.

How accurate the predictions of the groundhogs are is up for debate. People who organize Groundhog Day say that they are very accurate. However, others say it’s just luck.

In Alaska they use a marmot and have a marmot day instead.

Another name for the groundhog is the woodchuck. It is part of the squirrel family.

There are a number of celebrations throughout the United States. The largest celebration takes place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has predicted the weather each year since 1886. Large crowds of well over 10,000 people gather here to see Phil come out of his burrow at around 7:30am.

Finally, here is a little verse to read about Groundhog’s Day:

I see a little groundhog, furry and brown,

He’s popping up to look around.

If he sees his shadow, down he’ll go.

Six more weeks of winter – oh, no!

Source: geographyrealm.com, dltk-kids.com

]]> It’s Groundhog Day! https://www.5percangol.hu/film/its-groundhog-day/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:19:47 +0000 https://cmsteszt.5percangol.hu/its-groundhog-day/ “It’s GROUNDHOG DAY!”
“Aaha aahah!”
“It’s groundhog time.”
“A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat!”
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Weatherman Phil Connors, he’s spending the day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

“Phil? Ned, Ned Ryerson, I did the whistling belly button trick at the high school talent show.”
“Bing.”
“BING!”

But Phil’s about to find out he‘s not just stuck in Punxsutawney, …

“Will you be checking out today Mr. Connors?”
“Chance of departure today 100%.”

… he’s stuck in Groundhog Day.

“I’m reliving the same day over and over.”

“Phil?”
“Ned Ryerson?”
“Bing!”
“Did you ever have DEJA VU Mrs. Lancaster?”
“I don’t think so. But, I could check with the kitchen.”
“Well, it’s Groundhog Day, again.”

At first, he was a little ANXIOUS.

“Phil!”
“Will you be checking out today Mr.Connors?”
“I’d say the chance of departure is 80%.”

… but now …

“We could do whatever we want.”

… he discovering the POSSIBILITIES.

“Don’t you worry about CHOLESTEROL?”
“Why?”

… and living life LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW.

“Phil? Phil Connors!”
“Ned!”

… because there isn’t.

“I’m an IMMORTAL. I have been stabbed, shot, burned, frozen, electrocuted. I’m a god.”
“You’re God?”
“I’m a god, I’m not the God.”
“HE’S OUT OF HIS GOURD.”

But to get what his heart wants most …

“What are you looking for Phil – a date for the weekend?”

… means living this day over again til he gets it right.

“Believe it or not, I studied 19th century French poetry.”
“Hah! What a waste of time!”

“I studied 19th century French poetry.”
[speaks French poetry]
“You speak French!”
“Oui. [Yes].”

Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell

“To the Groundhog!”
“I always drink to world peace.”
“Well, what should we drink to?”
“I like to say a prayer and drink to world peace.”
“Don’t drive angry! Don’t drive angry!”
“Aaaah!”
“He might be okay.”
“Yes!”
“Groundhog Day!”

Life has a funny way of repeating itself.

“What did you do today?!”
“Oh, SAME O SAME O.”

FOCUS ON WORDS

1 GROUNDHOG – (n) small, digging, mountainous rodent, woodchuck – not a rat
2 GROUNDHOG DAY – holiday in N. America on February 2nd, The belief is that if the groundhog comes out of his hole in the ground and sees his shadow it means that there will be six more weeks of winter.
3 BING! – (interjection – onomatopoeia) like the sound of a small bell meaning ‘Now I remember!’
4 DEJA VU – (n) the feeling of having experienced this present situation before (Mrs. Lancaster thought it was some kind of food.)
5 ANXIOUS – (adj) worried, uneasy, eager to do something
6 POSSIBILITIES – (n) what may be possible or advantageous in a situation
7 CHOLESTEROL – (n) fat wax-like substance in the body (There’s both good and bad.)
8 LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW – with no thought or care for the future
9 IMMORTAL – (n) a being that lives forever (e.g. gods of ancient Rome etc.)
10 GOURD – a fleshy fruit with a very hard skin
11 OUT OF HIS GOURD – crazy, mad, nuts, ‘out of his head’
12 SAME O SAME O – (slang) the same as usual

Fill in the blanks with the most correct word or words.

deja vu anxious possibilities like there’s no tomorrow out of your gourd

1 Wow! Sunni spends her money ___________!
2 When I first went into that dark cave, I had a feeling of _________.
3 Phil, you know, sometimes I think you are completely __________.
4 Pedro is quite __________ about his upcoming job interview.
5 When he gets his BA degree, the __________ for a good job will increase.

source: LearnEnglishESL

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