Where: Pack will convene in the parking lot of the allentown fish hatchery: 2901 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown, PA 18103-9279
Hare: Draw Straws
Hash Cash: 5 bucks!
Time: 5:30 am sunrise trail. Yep Five Thirty AM!!!!
Details: Hash hogs day is perhaps one of LVH3's most sacred and dumb-assed traditions. This sunrise trail will help to determine if there will be six more weeks of shiggy. Expect top hats, stuffed animals, jumper cables and an on-after that will include bloody marys. Set your alarm clocks early, half-minds, you won't want to miss this one!
The groundhog, an
indigenous creature of North America, has been associated for centuries
with the Pennsylvania German tradition of weather prognostication.
In
fact, the tradition of using an animal for weather prognostication was
introduced here in America by the first German immigrants who had
participated in a similiar European tradition for centuries. However,
since groundhogs did not exist in a European enivronment, the badger
was the chosen creature.
Plans for the first groundhog lodge was
finalized at a private Fersommling (Gathering) on April 3, 1933, at the
Keystone Trail Inn in Allentown, Pa. The lodge was to meet annually on
Groundhog Day, February 2.
Pennsylvania German men were to
gather on this day, not only to hear the groundhog make its annual
weather prognostication, but also to enjoy an evening of dialect
fellowship aimed at instilling pride in their ethnic inheritance.
Besides Pennsylvania German food, there were to be dialect songs,
stories, speeches, skits, and reminiscing with regard to ethnic
traditions and customs.
At that meeting in Allentown, 13 men
were selected to the board of directors. Since Pennsylvania Germans are
extremely superstitious in their beliefs and ways, the number 13 seemed
to be ideally suited for the board. That number has never been changed.
Today
there are 17 lodges and a Grossdaddi (Grandfather) Grundsow Lodge. The
Grossdaddi Grundsow Lodge has conducted classes for learning the
Pennsylvania German dialect, and is assisting the devlopment of a
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center and museum on the campus
of Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa.
November 11th L2H3 Under the Gaydar
November 19 - Tit'n'Ass 3rd Saturday
November 25 (Fri) - Dirty White Goth Whore - Blackout Friday Pub Crawl
December 7th Summer Humper Hash
December 17 - GRABBAG - 3rd Saturday
December 28 (Wed) - Broner - Holiday Humper Hash
January 4th Summer Humper Hash
January 21 - Infectious Errectus - 3rd Saturday
February 1st Summer Humper Hash
February 4 (Sat) - Hashhogs Day Hash (Draw Straws)
February 18 - Faking It and Cockturnal
March 7th Summer Humper Hash
March 17 - Tit-n-Ass and Knitpul - 3rd Saturday + ST PATRICK'S DAY!
March 18 (Sun) - Quick and Mangina - St. Patty Fatty
April 7 - Grabbag- GB's Birthday Trail
April 21 - Red Cock Down and Bang Twat Plow - 3rd Saturday
May 19 - Grabbag - 3rd Saturday + Armed Forces Day
May 26th- Hare Needed- Mayfair Trail
June 2 - Mismanagement - LVH3+Reading Interhash, Kutztown
Hare: Draw Straws