Unyaka ngamnye, amaMelika alinda ngomphefumlo ophefumlelweyo ukuze afunde kwi-hohog yomhlaba ukuba intwasahlobo iza kuza kungekudala kunokuba kamva. Ewe, Usuku lwegroundhog Ngokuqinisekileyo isithethe esinqabileyo, kodwa sisiko lethu nangona kunjalo.

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Kwakungoko ke ukuba umhleli agqibe ukuba ngaba ingulube yesikhoji yabona isithunzi sakhe kuya kubakho iiveki ezintandathu zobusika, Umjelo weMozulu wachaza. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba akayibonanga ke intwasahlobo yokuqala (kunye namaqondo obushushu ashushu) ayesendleleni. Apha silapha, kwiminyaka eli-132 emva koko, kwaye sisathatha eli cebo lokuhlala emhlabeni.

Usuku lweGroundhog alukwenzi ngqondo? Ewe, akudingeki ukuba. Qengqeleka nje kunye nayo kwaye ubhiyozele uSuku loMhlaba njengengcali yoqeqesho nazo zonke iinyani ezingezantsi.