Groundhog Day, Candlemas or Cross Quarter Day
February 2 is best known in the U.S. as Groundhog Day, the day Punxatawny Phil comes out of his burrow to see if he has a shadow and let us know if spring will be early. No shadow today! An early spring! Of course, here in western Massachusetts we haven't had much of a winter. I have been worring that winter will arrive in April but I will trust in Punxatawny Phil. Candlemas is also a Christian holiday…