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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-162
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 2, 2016
To celebrate the ceremony of the District of Columbia’s famous groundhog weatherman, Potomac Phil, as he delivers his unprecedented forecast on February 2, 2016, and to declare February 2, 2016, as “DC Groundhog Day” in the District of Columbia.
WHEREAS, District of Columbia residents and visitors will be enlightened with the knowledge of Potomac Phil’s internal power of weather prediction;
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2016, citizens of the District of Columbia will be educated on the American folklore tradition of Groundhog Day by Dupont Festival; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of individuals in and around Dupont Circle during the morning of February 2, 2016 will be elucidated by Potomac Phil.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “D.C. Groundhog Day Recognition Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia hereby declares February 2, 2016 as “D.C. Groundhog Day” in the Nation’s Capital.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
