Every year on February 2 in the world and in Ukraine celebrate Surka Day. On this day, people are trying to predict the arrival of spring and monitor the behavior of the groundhog. It is believed that if the sinter got out of the hole and did not see his shadow, it is worth waiting for warm and early spring.

History of the groundhog day.

Surrok's awakening ritual comes from America. There, back in the 18th century, immigrants from Germany brought him.

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In the United States, the first celebration of the groundhog Day took place in 1886. In the town of Panzaton on the morning of February 2, people got out of a ground groundhog, named Phil. Later, Panzaton was called the World Center.

Now in the world the most famous surk is the big fil. He lives in the American state of Pennsylvania on a turkey hill. Also in the United States and? Canada there are six more popular Surks: Staten Alendsky Chuck, Shubenakad Sam, Balzac Billy, Viardon Willy, Babak Jimi and General Boregard Lee Lee Lee Lee.

There are also marmots in Ukraine that predict the weather: in the Kharkiv region Timko is the third and in the Lviv region there is a groundhog Marusia. In our country, the holiday has gained popularity after entering the screen of the American comedy "

It should be noted that the Hwitching Day in Ukraine coincides with the holiday. It is believed that on a meeting you can assume what the weather will be in the spring.

The traditions of the holiday.

In the USA, it is customary to gather on the hill for the holiday, where there lives a marf. At 7:25 the animal is taken out of the hole. Further, carefully people monitor the behavior of the groundhog. The behavior of the animal should indicate what the weather is expected over the next weeks.

It is believed that if the animal saw its shadow, frightened and climbed back into the hole, then you should expect frosty and cold weather for several weeks. If the marmot does not see his own shadow and does not scare, then warm spring weather will come soon.