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SUMMARY:National Groundhog Day
DESCRIPTION:National Groundhog Day on February 2nd each year asks one question. Will he see his shadow? Ok\, well\, maybe it asks another question. Will there be six more weeks of winter? The day is celebrated each year in the United States and Canada. \n\n\n \n#NationalGroundhogDay\nTraditionally the groundhog awakens from his nap for a nice welcomed break during the winter to see if he can see his shadow. Many believe if the groundhog sees his shadow\, there will be six more weeks of winter. If this is so\, he retreats into his den and goes back to sleep. However\, if he does not see his shadow\, the groundhog remains outside to play\, and people celebrate\, believing spring is just around the corner. \nTradition\nThe tradition of predicting the length of the remaining winter is intertwined with the Christian holiday\, Candlemas. The clergy would bless candles symbolizing the ‘light of the world’ to give to their congregations. Another tradition associated with this day is eating crepes. Germans practiced the art of predicting the winter with a hedgehog. When they arrived in the United States\, they settled in the hills of Pennsylvania\, and the groundhog became the official predictor. \nPunxsutawney\, Pennsylvania\, has hosted the annual Groundhog day event. Thousands of people come to the town of Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day for this day of celebration. \nAlthough already a well-known day\, Groundhog Day received widespread attention due to the 1993 film Groundhog Day\, which was set in Punxsutawney and portrayed Roger Rininger as the groundhog. \n\n\n \nHOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL GROUNDHOG DAY\n\nWatch Punxsutawney Phil and see if he sees his shadow.\nMake your own prediction for National Groundhog Day.\nWatch a documentary about groundhogs.\nWatch Groundhog the movie. And then\, watch it again.\nRead the Farmer’s Almanac to determine the likelihood of an early spring. Does Phil agree?\nLook for your shadow.\nUse #NationalGroundhogDay on social media.\n\nNATIONAL GROUNDHOG DAY HISTORY\nAn early American reference to Groundhog Day can be found in a diary entry by storekeeper James Morris\, dated February 4th\, 1841\, of Berks County\, Pennsylvania. \n“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.” \nSource Link
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SUMMARY:National Wear Red Day
DESCRIPTION:National Wear Red Day\, on the first Friday in February\, is an annual campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women. \n#WearRedDay\nThe national campaign urges women to learn their risk for heart disease and to take steps to lower their risk. What increases a woman’s chances of heart disease? \n\n\n\nSmoking\nSedentary lifestyle\nFamily history\nDiabetes\nStress\nInflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s\nComplications during pregnancy\nMenopause\n\n\n\nWe can prevent or reverse many of these risks by taking action. Speaking with our physician also helps to further lower our risk of heart attack and stroke by making and following a plan. \n\nQuit smoking. Ask for help if you need it. Your physician has many tools at her side to make quitting a success.\nChange your lifestyle. Become more active and improve your eating habits. This will help with many risk factors including stress\, family history\, and other health conditions.\nGet routine physical exams.\n\nHeart disease and stroke kill one in three women. These diseases are 80 percent preventable according to Go Red for Women’s official website. \nGo to www.goredforwomen.org for more information. \n\n\n \nHOW TO OBSERVE WEAR RED DAY\nThis national campaign has revved up its red! \n\nWear red to show your support for saving women’s lives\nShow us how you Go Red on your social media profiles using #GoRedWearRed\nDonate to help raise funds for awareness and research.  Get your red gear at shopheart.org and a portion of every purchase goes back to the programming and mission of the American Heart Association.\nKnow your numbers.  Find out more about your risk factors at the American Heart Association website.\n#GoRedGetFit – earn prizes and get healthy while fighting heart disease with the American Heart Association.  Find out more at GoRedForWomen.org or join the challenge on Facebook GoRedGetFit.\n\nNATIONAL WEAR RED DAY HISTORY\nThe Go Red for Women campaign started in 2004 when the American Heart Association took on the challenge of raising awareness about the number 1 cause of death in women. \nSource Link
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