"BLUE" JIMMY: PAGAN HOLIDAY HISTORIAN
BLIND DOG OZZY: NEUROTIC CHIHUAHUA
"BLUE" JIMMY: What the Hell, folks?!!! I hope you had a Happy Groundhog Day! Yesterday, Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog predicted six more weeks of Winter. Televised all across the country from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, some folks had no idea what was going on in this tradition which has been celebrated since 1887 in this country. What it is? Well, unless you come from the Northeastern United States and have family with Bible names like Hezekiah, Ezekiel, Adriel and Bethany, you probably don't celebrate Groundhog Day.
BLIND DOG OZZY: WTF?!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: The basic Groundhog Day tradition in the United States is that if the groundhog comes out of the ground and sees cloudy weather, Spring will arrive early. If he he sees his shadow, Winter will last about another month ...
BLIND DOG OZZY: ... I'd rather see a big boob "weather person" for that information!
"BLUE" JIMMY: In the days of the early Catholic Church, pagan traditions in the Western World were usurped by The Church and the day around the 1st or 2nd of February was renamed Candlemas.
BLIND DOG OZZY: I have their first album, it rips!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Not to be confused with the Doom Metal band of the same name, Candlemas is the day when many Christians removed their Christmas decorations and began to celebrate the end of Winter.
BLIND DOG OZZY: Yeah, our lazy asses don't take that s**t down 'til next Halloween!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Many Christians, especially Roman Catholics, bring their candles to the local church to have them blessed on this day. But this day has even deeper origins. Originally, this day was consecrated to the Celtic goddess, Brigid. Among other Spring traditions attributed to her, she was known to change water into beer ...
BLIND DOG OZZY: Excellent!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Centuries ago, this holiday was known as Imbolc, which celebrates the beginning of Spring and gives reverence to the Spring Goddess who in modern times, is symbolized by the groundhog who lives in the earth and emerges at this time of year.
BLIND DOG OZZY: Welcome home, mami!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Practices at this time of year include making a bed for the goddess Brigid, leaving her food and drink and putting clothes out for her to bless.
BLIND DOG OZZY: Yeah, that's just ... creepy.
"BLUE" JIMMY: Christian conspiracy theorists claim that this day is one of the days in the Satanic Calendar when Satanic rituals are performed and animal and human sacrifices are carried out. Historical evidence points out that this may indeed, be true for many Pagan cultures saw no shame in offering sacrifices to the Earth forces which had given so much abundance in the past year. Again, we see that many American holidays and traditions have ancient, pagan origins which we will continue to explore ...
BLIND DOG OZZY: Some weird s**t!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Sake's Alive!
BLIND DOG OZZY: Wow! Wow!
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BLIND DOG OZZY: WTF?!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: The basic Groundhog Day tradition in the United States is that if the groundhog comes out of the ground and sees cloudy weather, Spring will arrive early. If he he sees his shadow, Winter will last about another month ...
BLIND DOG OZZY: ... I'd rather see a big boob "weather person" for that information!
"BLUE" JIMMY: In the days of the early Catholic Church, pagan traditions in the Western World were usurped by The Church and the day around the 1st or 2nd of February was renamed Candlemas.
BLIND DOG OZZY: I have their first album, it rips!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Not to be confused with the Doom Metal band of the same name, Candlemas is the day when many Christians removed their Christmas decorations and began to celebrate the end of Winter.
BLIND DOG OZZY: Yeah, our lazy asses don't take that s**t down 'til next Halloween!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Many Christians, especially Roman Catholics, bring their candles to the local church to have them blessed on this day. But this day has even deeper origins. Originally, this day was consecrated to the Celtic goddess, Brigid. Among other Spring traditions attributed to her, she was known to change water into beer ...
BLIND DOG OZZY: Excellent!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Centuries ago, this holiday was known as Imbolc, which celebrates the beginning of Spring and gives reverence to the Spring Goddess who in modern times, is symbolized by the groundhog who lives in the earth and emerges at this time of year.
BLIND DOG OZZY: Welcome home, mami!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Practices at this time of year include making a bed for the goddess Brigid, leaving her food and drink and putting clothes out for her to bless.
BLIND DOG OZZY: Yeah, that's just ... creepy.
"BLUE" JIMMY: Christian conspiracy theorists claim that this day is one of the days in the Satanic Calendar when Satanic rituals are performed and animal and human sacrifices are carried out. Historical evidence points out that this may indeed, be true for many Pagan cultures saw no shame in offering sacrifices to the Earth forces which had given so much abundance in the past year. Again, we see that many American holidays and traditions have ancient, pagan origins which we will continue to explore ...
BLIND DOG OZZY: Some weird s**t!!!
"BLUE" JIMMY: Sake's Alive!
BLIND DOG OZZY: Wow! Wow!
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