Namhlanje, umhla we-2 kuFebruwari Usuku lwegroundhog. Olu lusuku olukhethekileyo kwaye sinomdla kakhulu ngexesha elinye apho sizama ukwazi ukuba ubusika buza kuhlala iiveki ezintandathu, okanye ukuba intwasahlobo izakubuya ngokuxhomekeke kwinto eyenziwa nguPhil, igama lesilwanyana: ukuba iyasuka ukufihla, imozulu embi iya kuhlala okwexeshana; Endaweni yokuba uhlala, imozulu elungileyo iya kubuya.
Sisiko ebelibhiyozelwa eMelika nase Canada ngaphezulu kwenkulungwane eyadlulayo, ngokukodwa ukususela ngo-1887.
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Olu suku lunemvelaphi yenkolo. Yonke le nto yaqala ngoSuku lweCandlemas, usuku lomnyhadala wawo onke amaKrestu aqala ukubhiyozelwa eMpuma, awathi kamva asasazeka eNtshona ngenkulungwane ye-XNUMX. Ngalo mhla, eYurophu amakhandlela ayesikeleleka kwaye esasazwa phakathi kwabantu. Abathathi-nxaxheba babhengeze ukuba, ukuba isibhakabhaka besicacile, ubusika buya kwandiswa. AmaRoma ayithwala le nkcubeko ayisa kumaJamani, athi loo nto ukuba ilanga livele ngoFebruwari 2, i-hedgehog inokubona isithunzi sayo kwaye ke ngoko kuya kubakho ubusika besibini.
Emva kwexesha amaJamani afudukele ePennsylvania aqhubeka nalo mnyhadala ubalaseleyo, nangona endaweni yehedgehogs endaweni yeemarmot, kuba baninzi apho. Yile ndlela ke yabizwa ngokuba yi "Groundhog Day", usuku olwalungafakwanga bhanyabhanya "Ubanjwe lixesha."
Kodwa inokuthenjwa kangakanani ingulube ekuqikeleleni imozulu?
Ewe, iimarmot zinokuphila iminyaka emithandathu, kwaye xa ucinga ukuba awukho unyaka ofanayo… kuyamangalisa ukucinga ukuba ungakufumana ngokuchanekileyo. Ngapha koko, iZiko leDatha leMozulu leSizwe (i-NCDC) ye-Arhente yase-United States yeLwandle kunye neatmosphere (NOAA) yenze kufunda ekutyhilwe ukuba "i-groundhog ayibonisanga talente yokuqikelela ukufika kwentwasahlobo, ngakumbi kule minyaka idlulileyo"Njengoko igqityiwe yi-NCDC.
Yiba njalo, Usuku lweGroundhog sisizathu esifanelekileyo sokubhiyozela ukuba intwasahlobo iyeza kungekudala… Okanye mhlawumbi hayi.
Lusuku olumnandi Groundhog!