Groundhog Day, celebrated annually on February 2nd, is a long-standing tradition in the United States and Canada rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch folklore. According to the superstition, if a ...

So we just decided since our mascot is a groundhog we’re going to celebrate this day and make it a whole weekend,” said ...

Whether the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2 has more to do with the weather that day, than the groundhog itself. After all, Punxsutawney Phil has only been right about 30% of the time.

The Groundhog Day tradition that began with German settlers in Pennsylvania, based on a German custom involving a hedgehog seeing its shadow. Since there were no hedgehogs in America, German ...

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced that Phil did not see his shadow at dawn on Friday. According to tradition, that means spring will arrive early this year. Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks ...

If you've ever seen the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," then you most certainly have heard of Punxsutawney, a small town in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania about 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.