How did Ground Hogs day become to be? and where?
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Groundhog Day originated from German customs. When German settlers arrived in the 1700s, they brought a tradition known as Candlemas Day, which has an early origin in the pagan celebration of Imbolc.  It came at the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.  Superstition held that if the weather was fair, the second half of Winter would be stormy and cold.  For the early Christians in Europe, it was the custom on Candlemas Day for clergy to bless candles and distribute them to the people in the dark of Winter.  A lighted candle was placed in each window of the home.  The day's weather continued to be important.  If the sun came out February 2, halfway between Winter and Spring, it meant six more weeks of wintry weather.\n\n\nThe earliest American reference to Groundhog Day is found in a diary kept by Morgantown, Berks County (Pennsylvania) storekeeper James Morris:\n\nFebruary 4, 1841 - ..."Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate." \n\n\nMore info at the link below.
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Well, when the Animals in 1984 got together, they overthrew the pigs who imposed rules without consideration from the farm animals.  The American revolutionaries did the same to the British monarchy for the same reasons.
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Its Groundhog Day !!!!!!!\n\n(sorry, that means I don't know, lol)
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I grew up in the country.  We feed the animals, gave them names.  Come Christmas we killed a pig. I was about sixteen when they finally let me see the actual slaughter.  Gunshot to the head.  Did it turn me off to meat. Nope.  I just appreciate the animal more.  I know the prepackaged meat comes from livestock that isn't lovingly taken care of.  But sometimes I wonder if my burger is one of the cows we sold off.
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it was both. they created it because in saying it every day -now they bumped it down to mondays- you start to believe it. So it brainwashed people into believing in america to stop the spread of communism.
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Today there are old books on line because the copy wright has expired and many are being typed in a web site for all to read free. The farm as we know it was just emerging for the common man from life as a serf tied to the land owner. Many farmers in Europe were just allowed to use a piece of land. In New France some came out and claimed land just by marking it in an area protected by their soldiers. There is an amazing story of a French group being sold land on the  Ohio River that was totally undeveloped. The immigrants were all from down town Paris and were used to working one job for the aristocracy. When they had spent all their savings and traveled by ship and land to the river location they found huge trees and wonderful soil. Without proper tools they chopped tree after tree and then hollowed them out for a home. Animals and fish were obtained anyway they could. Gunpowder was there but scarce. The will to live away from the crazy Kings in Europe and the many wars allowed the spirit of the pioneers to be totally awesome. They stayed until a farm was made. The Louisiana French were taken by the English army and forced to beg among the New England colonies one winter . Life was never safe anywhere.
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It is callen Polen Farm and is located in Kettering, OH.  I believe you can link to it from the City of Kettering website.
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I have never heard of it. I have butchered hogs (not commercially) and that idea has NEVER come up. I cannot see any logical reason to do it. I think he was making it up. How did he say he did it?
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In 2004, a Russian boar weighing 1,000 pounds and sporting 9-inch tusks was shot in Georgia. Officially named Hogzilla, the boar is thought to be a New World record.
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"The OED cites an 1811 reference to a "pig" as a Bow Street Runner--the early police force, named after the location of their headquarters, before Sir Robert Peel and the Metropolitan Police Force (see above.) Before that, the term "pig" had been used as early as the mid-1500s to refer to a person who is heartily disliked."\n\n2nd link shows the Cleveland Police Seal, looking suspicously porcine...
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Thye built earth lodges. \nTheir principle village, containing about 70 lodges was located on the south bank of an old channel of the river, about 12 miles south of Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota. While there they acquired horses and metal knives, but still did not have guns. Armed with the bow and arrow and lance, the Cheyenne soon came to depend on the vast buffalo herds to supplement their diet of beans, corn and squash.\n\nIt is estimated they acquired horses about 1750. By the early 1800's, the Cheyenne ranged widely to the southwest of the Missouri River. A french trader, Persine duLuc, noted that, although the Cheyenne wandered the greatest part of the year, they sowed maize (corn) and tobacco near their "cottages" which they came to reap at the beginning of autumn (the Cheyenne built earth lodges to live in, some more than 40' in diameter).
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Sporting & Fun:\n\nHave you heard of "Fox Hunting"...A fox was released, and blood hounds were releases, and men on horses went after the fox.  Once they caught the animal, it's tail was cut off.\n\nSurvival:\n\nLike Davey Crocket. . . they used trapps.
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I was at my mates parents farm with a group of friends. we all got drinking and three of us thought it would be a great idea to get naked and chase after sheep in the paddock... not so great the next morning when we saw the photos! HOT!
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Do you mean SERFS? They worked for the Lord of the Manor. Tilled his land several days a week, herded his animals, and whatever else needed doing around his manor.  It does not take place today - it's history.
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when people stopped working in farms and congregated in big cities to work in factories. It is when we started to prodice in bulk for cities etc.
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Wild chicken, I remember it well. It was where we used to do our mortar gunnery trials. Great food, got to meet German soldiers... I didn't appreciate the blizzard during the winter of 75-76 though.
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"Aggies gathered together on June 26,1883 to live over again their college days, the victories and defeats won and lost upon the drill field and in the classroom. By April 21, 1903, this annual gathering evolved into a celebration of Texas' Independence on San Jacinto Day. These early meetings included field games and banquets for Aggies to reflect and celebrate their memories of Aggieland. 'Let every alumni answer a roll call' wrote the former students. It was not until 1922, however, that April 21 became the official day of events for all Aggies, thus, the annual tradition of Muster was born. The March 1923 Texas Aggie urged, 'If there is an A&M man in one-hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas.\n\nStill remembering and honoring the time spent in Aggieland, the tradition of mustering has grown in strength, meaning, and spirit. By 1929, meeting had grown worldwide, and in 1942 Aggie Muster gained international recognition. Twenty-five men, led by General George Moore '08, mustered during the Japanese Siege of the Philippine island of Corregidor. Knowing that Muster might soon be called for them, these Aggies embodied the essence of commitment, dedication, and friendship- the Aggie Spirit. They risked their lives to honor their beliefs and values. That small group of Aggies on an outpost during World War II inspired what has developed into one of our greatest traditions.\n\nMuster is celebrated in more than four-hundred places world wide, with the largest ceremony on the Texas A&M campus in College Station. The ceremony brings together more Aggies, worldwide, on one occasion than any other event."