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Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog weather watcher, was pulled from his warm burrow this morning and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.. Each February 2, on Groundhog Day ...
Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den.
Groundhog-Day.com reported that 64 groundhogs made a prediction on Groundhog Day this year and 49 of them (including Punxsutawney Phil) did not see their shadows and predict an early spring.
AJ Dereume holds up groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, as he makes his prediction on how long winter will last during the Groundhog Day Festivities, at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S ...
The observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, according to the book on the subject by Don Yoder. This was a ...
The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club ...
In comparison, Ohio's groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, has been correct an estimated 75% of the time, according to Marion Star, a part of the USA TODAY Network. How to watch Punxsutawney Phil make his ...
Punxsutawney, PA, United States of America - Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil during the annual Groundhog Day event. Today is Groundhog ...