Quebec's spring predicting Fred la Marmotte has died the day before Groundhog Day
The Quebec rodent whose job it was to predict whether spring would arrive early, Fred la Marmotte, died the day before Groundhog Day.
"This year, it's true. It's sadly true," said la Jour de Marmotte committee organizer Roberto BlondinBlondin said that the nine-year-old groundhog did not wake up when organizers went to check on him last night. The event continued in Val d'Espoir, Que., near Perce in the Gaspe peninsula, however, with a child chosen to stand in for Fred and give the annual prediction.
Blondin pulled a stuffed marmot from Fred's log cabin and handed it to a child who decided whether spring would be coming early.It's that time of the year again, where check in with some rodents and in some cases, other creatures for their take on the weather. According to Fred la Marmotte and Shubenacadie Sam - we're in for six more weeks of winter!
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