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Groundhog Day was on Sunday, one of our more unique holidays where we get a seasonal weather forecast from a beloved rodent.. The main one is Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, but Georgia also ...
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog,sits in his carrier following the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.
Groundhog Day celebrations, formal and informal, are being held in many Pennsylvania towns and elsewhere on Sunday. There have been Groundhog Day events in at least 28 U.S. states and Canadian ...
On Groundhog Day, Sunday, Feb. 2, crowds headed to Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to find out what the famous groundhog would see when he emerged from his hole. Phil saw his shadow, meaning ...
The first official Groundhog Day was held Feb. 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to History.com, we can thank newspaper editor Clymer Freas for the special day, as he and a group ...
Though Groundhog Day has been around in various forms in the United States and Europe for centuries, Buckeye Chuck has only been predicting the end of Ohio’s winter since the 1970s.
Counting 2025, Van Isle Violet has, in Groundhog Day terms, “seen her shadow” for four consecutive years. For 2022, 2023, and 2024, that proved to be an accurate prediction of six or more ...
Groundhog Day 2025 will be celebrated around 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2. At sunrise, Punxsutawney Phil will leave his burrow and look for his shadow for the 139th time, according to groundhog.org ...
Groundhog Day 2025 will be a fairly typical one. Anyone making the trek to Gobbler's Knob will want to layer up. It will be a cold morning in Punxsutawney with temperatures in the 20s.
Groundhog Day is rooted in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. During Candlemas, Christians would light candles to predict how long ...
Punxsutawney Phil's handler A.J. Dereume holds the famous groundhog during the 136th Groundhog Day, at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 2, 2022.