Happy Groundhog Day Loves,
Today is an unofficial special "holiday" in the eyes of a lot of people. Today is Groundhog Day, the day where in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania they see if a groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, will see his shadow or not. Folklore says if he sees his shadow we have six more weeks of Winter and if he doesn't see his shadow then an early Spring is to be expected. It's in PA around three hours away from me to the west and I've never gone, maybe one year I'll brave it and go in person to see this damn madness surrounding this rodent :) Well, and today, he did see his shadow, so, six more weeks of Winter, blah!!!!!! It's funny tho' cuz' no matter whether he sees his shadow or not, there's always 6 weeks of Winter left till the first official day of Spring in March. That aside, I think this is a silly fun tradition and I myself enjoy Groundhog Day, it's fun and doing these nails for it was super fun and I am so stinking happy and proud of how they came out :)
Here's some fun facts I copied from the official Groundhog Day website about him and this day:
Some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the holiday:
- Yes! Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog. The others are just impostors.
- How often is Phil's prediction correct? 100% of the time, of course!
- How many "Phils" have there been over the years? There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 131 years!
- Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the "elixir of life," a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life.
- On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob - in front of thousands of followers from all over the world - to predict the weather for the rest of winter.
- According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.
- No! Phil's forecasts are not made in advance by the Inner Circle. After Phil emerges from his burrow on February 2, he speaks to the Groundhog Club president in "Groundhogese"(a language only understood by the current president of the Inner Circle). His proclamation is then translated for the world.
- The celebration of Groundhog Day began with Pennsylvania's earliest settlers. They brought with them the legend of Candlemas Day, which states, "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May..."
- Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made on February 2, 1887.
- So the story goes, Punxsutawney Phil was named after King Phillip. Prior to being called Phil, he was called Br'er Groundhog.
Here's a few pics of Phil and the old farts that hold Phil and see if he does see his shadow or not (found these pics randomly on the interwebs) Phil is such a fat little thing too!!!
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| This is they put him to see if he sees his shadow I think. |
You can learn more here about the history of Groundhog Day if you would like
http://www.groundhog.org/about/history/
On to the nails now :) My base I used was Loreal "Royally Yours". I painted the groundhogs, clouds, grass and sun using different polishes I didn't write down with nail art brushes and dotting tools. I put a coat, of course, of China Glaze "Fairy Dust" on top of those nails. Then I put a coat of Ozotic "907 Beam" on my pinky and thumb to finish.
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| Royally Yours on it's own. This formula was very nice for such a light pastel. I was pleasantly surprised. |
There you have my groundhog nails. I am so tickled with the way these came out and so happy with them :) Yay for rodents, lol :)
Your feel good for today is:
"Give this world good energy."
This one is really important especially in the crazy world we live in today.
That's it for today. Have a great rest of the day and I'll talk to you all soon and oh yay, 6 more weeks of Winter!!!! Damn rodent :)
I leave you with most of the crew here, Mr. Kitty, Miss Betty, Princess Pebbles and Dino :) I love when I get pics of them together like this, it's cute :)
Polish & Purrs,
Melly
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