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Definition of murmeltiertag in German English dictionary
- Groundhog Day
- An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow or not
- A situation in which undesirable events appear to be repeating themselves in a cyclical fashion
- the 2nd February, celebrated in the US. On this day, according to old stories, the groundhog comes out of its hole for the first time since winter began. If it sees its shadow, it is frightened back into its hole and there will be six more weeks of winter, but if it is cloudy and the groundhog cannot see its shadow, there will be an early spring. (February 2) In the U.S., the day that the groundhog predicts whether spring will be coming soon. If, on emerging from his hole, he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter; if not, spring is imminent. The tradition stems from English beliefs about seeing shadows on Candlemas (also February 2)
- February 2 - day on which the groundhog comes out of his den for the first time (US popular legend states that if he does not see his shadow there will be an early spring, if he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter)