Well, Munndaag iss en wichdige Daag fer uns Deitsche! Uff em Zwette Hanning iss Grundsaudaag. Ich hab gedenkt ass selle Woch daet ich glee bissel vun re Gschichde seller Feierdaag schreiwe.
Grundsaudaag iss en Feierdaag, der uff em zwette Hanning in Amerikaa gfeiert iss. Die Gschichde geht so: wann es drieb iss un die Grundsau aus ihrem Loch kummt, waerrd sie ihr Loch verlosse. Sell mehnt ass der Winder schunn ball vorbei iss. Awwer wann es sunnich iss, waerrd die Grundsau ihr Schadde sehne un zerick ins Loch laafe, un der Winder waerrd fer sex Woch meh ausdauere.
Heitzudaage gebt es viele Feschte frieh am Mariye um die Grundsau zu sehne. In sudd-oscht Pennsylvaania, Grundsau Lodsche feiere es Feschtdaag mit Versommlinge. Versommlinge sin Feschde wu es en Iems gebt, Redde sin ghalde, un vielleicht glee bissel Muysick in em Mudderschprooch sin gschpielt un gsunge. Uff soddiche Feschde gebt es yuscht Deitsch, wann epper en Englische Wadde saagt, muss mer Geld bezaahle! So waar es frieher gewest, awwer heitzudaage kann mer meh un meh Englisch datt heere.
Der Feierdaag hot ass en Pennsylvaanisch Deitsche Kustom in sudd-oscht Pennsylvaania in em 18. un 19. Yaahrhunnert aagfange. Awwer sei Aafang kummt aus alde Europaische Wedder Gschichde. Datt hot es en Dax es Wedder gsaat. Es greeschde Grundsau Fescht iss in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvaania. Die Grundsau datt heest der Punxsutawney Phil. Die Haaptmenner vun Punxsutawney draage Tuxedos un Schtitzhiet fer es Fescht!
Die Grundsau (marmota monax) iss en Freindschaft vun re Eechhaas Familye! Sell hab ich net gwisst! Der Winder bis nau iss arrig kalt gewest un es hot viel Schnee schunn gewwe. Ich hoff ass uff em Munndaag, der Phil sei Schadde net sehne waerrd! Was denkt eich?
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Well, Monday is an important day for us PA Dutch! The second of February is Groundhog Day. I thought that this week I would write a little bit about the history of that holiday.
Groundhog Day is a holiday, which is celebrated in America on the second of February. In south-eastern Pennsylvania, Groundhog Lodges celebrate the holiday with Versommlinge (gatherings). Versommlinge are festivals where there is a meal, speeches are given, and maybe a little music will be played and sung in the mother tongue. At such festivals there is only PA Dutch, when someone says an English word, they have to pay money! That’s how it used to be, but now a days one can hear more and more English there.
The holiday started as a Pennsylvania Dutch custom in south-eastern PA in the 18th and 19th centuries. But its origin comes from old European weather history. There a badger prophesied the weather. The largest groundhog festival is in Punxsutawny, Pennsylvania. The groundhog there is named Punxsutawney Phil. The Inner Circle men there wear tuxedos and top hats for the festival!
The groundhog (marmota monax) is a relative of the squirrel family! I didn’t know that! The winder up until now has been really cold and we have gotten a lot of snow already. I hope that on Monday, Phil doesn’t see his shadow! What do you guys think?