It is a sad Groundhog Day that is celebrated today in the United States. Yesterday, just on the eve of this holiday, the death of Milltown Mel was announced, one of the most famous interpreters of the behavior of marmots to predict the end of winter. For this disappearance, the Day celebration in Milltown, New Jersey was canceled.
“According to tradition – recalls the Milltown website – if a marmot comes out of the den this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs back inside. This means that there are another six weeks of winter left. ‘and’ the shadow means that spring is near “.