Folk performance art
It's a hell of a country, ain't it?
Here we have a deceptively modest shift from Groundhog Day to "Groundhawg's Day," with a pig substituted for a groundhog on the Feb. 2 celebration of bucolic wonderment.
What will they be doing up in Battle Creek, Michigan? Trying to lure the corn god out to celebrate the heritage of corn flakes?
Here we have a deceptively modest shift from Groundhog Day to "Groundhawg's Day," with a pig substituted for a groundhog on the Feb. 2 celebration of bucolic wonderment.
LEXINGTON, N.C. - A 65-pound pot-bellied pig will be called into forecasting duty when Lexington celebrates "Groundhawg's Day" on Feb. 2.The heritage of barbecue? The celebration will be finalized by the release of pink balloons. Why not let the pig go? Or just roast her on the spot? Or will that depend on whether she sees her shadow or not?
"Lil Bit" will be looking for her shadow to help determine how soon spring will arrive.
"We're doing this event because of the heritage of barbecue," said Liz Parham, executive director of Uptown Lexington, which is planning the celebration. Lexington is famous for its pork barbecue in a tomato-based sauce.
Lexington Mayor Pro-tem Larry Beck will lead the celebration, and local group "Whistlepig" will perform a Groundhawg Day jingle.
The celebration will conclude with the release of 2,005 pink balloons, each with information about the event and asking people who find the balloons to call Uptown Lexington.
What will they be doing up in Battle Creek, Michigan? Trying to lure the corn god out to celebrate the heritage of corn flakes?
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