Exodus 25:5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, [kjv]
και δερματα κριων ηρυθροδανωμενα και δερματα υακινθινα και ξυλα ασηπτα [lxx]
… Widderfelle, Dachsfelle, Föhrenholz, [lu]
The
Pennsylvania Dutch superstition may come from the German
"Dachstag" ≈ "Badger Day" with a similar tradition. The German word
"Dachs" ≈ "groundhog" and is the source of the English word
"dachshund".
Pennsylvania Dutch superstition: If a groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2 and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. Otherwise, spring is near.