How Candelmas Day turned into Groundhog Day

'If Candlemas be fair and bright, come winter, have another flight. If Candlemas bring clouds and rain, go winter, and come not again.' English folk song If a day to predict the arrival of spring weather sounds familiar, it probably calls to mind Groundhog Day. However, for centuries, Feb. 2 was celebrated as a Christian Feast Day known as Candlemas. The day also bore significance outsid...

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