he predicts six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, it’s a forecast of an early spring. Groundhog Day’s roots are in the ...

Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day ...

Born of a winter festival called Candlemas Day ... as a sign it was time to prepare for spring. Groundhog Day was first recorded in Punxsutawney in 1886, and the tradition has been going strong ...

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring for Groundhog Day, but not Roundup's own Montana ... that means we're in for another six weeks of winter. “I was praying for a cloud, and just right ...

“I really love Groundhog Day,” said Holly Reese, 54, of Atlanta. “The year we got married, the movie came out.” Phil has predicted a longer winter far more often than an early ...

The Groundhog Day tradition that began with German ... According to data from NOAA, Phil has predicted more winter 108 times, and an early spring just 20 times, with 10 years without recorded ...

Just after sunrise Friday, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced ... the midpoint between the shortest day of the year on the winter solstice and the spring equinox goes back many centuries ...

A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter ... says if a furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter continues. If not, spring comes early. The U.S. breathed a sigh of relief ...

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight ... Celtic people across Europe marked the four days that are midway between the winter solstice, the spring equinox, the summer ...