Definition. A consonant is a speech sound that's not a vowel. The sound of a consonant is produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by a constriction of the speech organs. In writing, a consonant is any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
Tater Day is an annual festival held on the first Monday in April. The celebration is over 100 years old.
Groundhog Day, celebrated on February 2 in the U.S., has its roots in the German holiday Candlemas, reports DLTK-kids.com, but a hedgehog that comes out of hibernation to predict the length of winter instead of a groundhog.