Give Us This Day Our Daily Thread Feb 1st - Feb 28th 2026

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD FEB 2nd 2026​

Can you believe we are in Feb already? My apologies. I did not start the new thread yesterday. Between the two threads talking about the situation in Minnesota I pretty much lost my mind and have yet to find it.

It's GROUNDHOG DAY! ​

February 2 — Fun Facts
Groundhog Day didn’t start with groundhogs. In Europe, people used hedgehogs and badgers to predict the weather before German immigrants brought the tradition to the U.S.
The famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has been making predictions since 1887, and folklore claims he’s the same groundhog every year.
Ulysses by James Joyce was first published on February 2 because it was Joyce’s birthday.
The Battle of Stalingrad, which ended on this day in 1943, is considered the bloodiest battle in human history by total casualties.
February 2 is also Candlemas, a Christian holiday marking the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
In ancient Rome, this date aligned with purification rituals meant to cleanse the city and prepare for spring.
Groundhog Day gained a huge pop-culture boost after the release of the movie Groundhog Day, which turned the date into a metaphor for repetition.
On February 2, 1990, South Africa took a major step toward ending apartheid when political bans were lifted, reshaping global history.
Weather lore says that if the day is sunny, winter will last longer — a belief older than the United States itself.

 

[killarney rose]

Sure hope it’s cloudy where Phil is at!