Assertion: groundhog's holiday | /r/HasAspect | its roots
Facets:
value: more importantly
type: OTHER
value: in ancient european weather lore
type: LOCATION
value: in a christian day of observance
type: TEMPORAL
value: in old european tales about weather
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The holiday has its roots in old European tales about weather and began as a Pennsylvania Dutch celebration in the 18th and 19th century.
text: The holiday, which began as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, has its origins in ancient European weather lore, wherein a badger or sacred bear is the prognosticator as opposed to a groundhog.
text: More importantly, the American cultural holiday has its roots in a Christian day of observance called Candlemas Day — which is also on February 2 annually.