Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. While Groundhog Day isn't a federal holiday in the United States, the traditional observance celebrates the triumph of spring over winter.

Groundhog Day marks the midpoint of winter ... the groundhog became the most suitable replacement in the United States. In 1886, Clymer H. Freas, city editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper ...

In the United States, the holiday began as a Pennsylvania ... wherein a badger or sacred bear is the prognosticator as opposed to a groundhog. Candlemas Day even has its own weather rhyme and ...

Pennsylvania Germans apparently substituted the groundhog, endemic to the eastern and midwestern United States. Historians ... whose 2003 book about Groundhog Day explored the Celtic connection.

“With the absence of hedgehogs in the United States, a similar hibernating animal was chosen.” A mention of Groundhog Day first appeared in a local Punxsutawney newspaper in 1886, and the ...

This Sunday marks the annual return of Groundhog Day when the legendary ... those of other weather-predicting animals across the United States. A new analysis from the National Oceanic and ...

As Americans gather to celebrate Groundhog Day – the varmint-y-est ... He’s the president of the United States of America, with white-nationalist views and a big mouth. To ignore him is ...

meaning the United States is set for six more weeks of winter. What Is Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is celebrated in America and Canada. Every year on February 2, observers anxiously look on to ...

While Groundhog Day isn't a federal holiday in the United States, the traditional observance celebrates the triumph of spring over winter. Groundhog Day is centered around an old Dutch ...