What state is General Beauregard Lee the official groundhog for and on what ranch does the animal live?”
Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2. It is held in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day fails to see its shadow, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. If on the other hand, the groundhog sees its shadow, the groundhog will supposedly retreat into its burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks.[1] The holiday, which began as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, has its origins in ancient European weather lore, wherein a badger or sacred bear is the prognosticator as opposed to a groundhog.[2] The holiday also bears some similarities to the medieval Catholic holiday of Candlemas.[3] It also bears similarities to the Pagan festival of Imbolc, the seasonal turning point of the Celtic calendar, which is celebrated on February 1 and also involves weather prognostication.[4] Modern customs of the holiday involve
Spring may be right around the corner according to Georgia’s official groundhog General Beauregard Lee who lives smack in the middle of The Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, Georgia. The general stepped out of his plantation home this morning at 7:35 a.m. and with all of the rainy cloudy weather in Lilburn, Georgia, the general failed to see his shadow; this leads Georgians to believe that Spring is right around the corner and the wintry weather that we’ve all been having here in Georgia is about to come to an end.
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