GROUNDHOG DAY AGAIN AGAIN

It’s Groundhog Day! February the 2nd. Ever since that film came out, Groundhog Day has come to mean something else to the world other than what it’s supposed to mean. Once upon a time it was just a North American holiday whereupon, folklore would have us believe, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and it is a cloudy old day, it will merrily hop and skip its way out of that burrow and winter is within a cough and a spit of ending. Otherwise, if it is a sunny day, the little furry creature will see its own shadow and retreat back underground, thereby consigning the country to another six weeks of winter. Like many things in folklore it is either pish and tosh or based on some truth depending on preference and belief system.

Since the release of the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray, the meaning of the day has now come to also mean a day (or any phenomenon) that seems to repeat itself over and over again, which is in some small way to misunderstand the plot, because, whilst this does happen, it is the slight changes that the character of Phil Connors actually makes each time that he relives the day that lead to his eventual redemption when…

It’s Groundhog Day! The second of February. Ever since that film came out, Groundhog Day has come to mean something else to the world other than what it actually is. Once upon a time it was just a holiday in the United States and Canada whereupon, folklore would have us believe, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and it is a cloudy day, it will merrily leave its burrow and winter is almost over for another year. Otherwise, if it is a sunny day, the little groundhog will see its own shadow and retreat back into its burrow, thus ensuring another six weeks of winter. Like many things in folklore it is either complete hogwash or based on some truth depending on what you choose to believe.

Since the release of the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray, the meaning of the day has now come to also mean a day (or an experience) that seems to repeat itself over and over again, which is in some small way to misunderstand the plot, because, whilst this does happen, it is the slight changes that the character of Phil Connors actually makes each time that he relives the day that lead to his eventual redemption when…

It’s Groundhog Day! February 2nd. Ever since that film of the same name was released,  Groundhog Day has started to have another meaning to the world in general other than what it actually originally was. Once upon a time it was just a holiday in the United States and Canada upon which, folklore would have us believe, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and finds that it is a cloudy day, it will merrily leave its burrow and winter is almost over for another year. Otherwise, if it is a sunny day, the groundhog will see its own shadow and retreat back into its burrow, thus ensuring another six weeks of winter. Like many things in folklore it is either complete rubbish or based on some truth depending on what you choose to believe.

Since the release of the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” which stars Bill Murray, the meaning of the day has now come to also mean any experience that seems to repeated, which is to slightly misunderstand the plot, because, whilst this does of course happen in the film, it is the slight changes that the character of Phil Connors actually makes each time he relives that Groundhog Day that lead to his eventual redemption when…

It’s Groundhog Day! February the 2nd. Ever since the film of the same name was released,  Groundhog Day has started to have another meaning to the world in general other than what it actually originally was. Once upon a time it was just a holiday in the United States and Canada upon which, folklore would have us believe, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and finds that it is cloudy, it will leave its burrow and winter is almost over for another year. Otherwise, if it is a sunny day, the groundhog will see its own shadow and retreat back into its burrow, thus ensuring another six weeks of winter. Like many things in folklore it is either complete rubbish or based on some truth depending on what you want to believe.

Since the release of the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray, the meaning of  the term “Groundhog Day” has come to mean any experience that seems to repeated, which is possibly to slightly misunderstand the plot, because, whilst this does of course happen in the film, it is the slight changes that the character of Phil Connors actually makes each time he relives that Groundhog Day that lead to his eventual redemption when…

It’s Groundhog Day!