Universal History: The Deep Symbolism of Groundhog Day | with Richard Rohlin
In this episode of Universal History, Richard Rohlin and I dive more into American culture by exploring the forgotten Christian origins of Groundhog Day (2nd February).
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:21 – Intro music
00:00:46 – Contents
00:02:32 – The folklore
00:05:34 – The film
00:07:45 – So what’s the deal?
00:08:06 – A remnant of a holy day: Candlemas
00:10:42 – The event in the life of Christ
00:13:40 – St. Simeon’s prophecy
00:14:38 – Light and Theophany
00:15:53 – Iconography: The Meeting of the Lord
00:21:33 – Isaiah and communion
00:24:21 – Summary so far
00:25:42 – Why 2 Feb? Purification of the Virgin
00:29:03 – The agricultural cycle
00:35:51 – Candlemas in the middle ages
00:37:51 – Christmas in the West
00:39:06 – When to take down your Christmas decorations
00:41:03 – Another Candlemas carol
00:42:12 – Groundhog Day in the US
00:45:53 – The groundhog seeing its shadow
00:55:32 – Conclusion: the Universal History
00:57:28 – Outro & Festival of Orthodox Christian Arts
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