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 ...

Groundhog Day Announcer: Our buddy ... Candlemas Day was the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. If the badger saw its shadow, it meant a "second winter" was coming.

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 ...

“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 ...

If skies were clear that day, it meant an extended winter ... Groundhog Club records also showed that Phil is far more likely to see his shadow and has only predicted an early spring 20 times ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or will spring come early? It is Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil has made his choice! Will spring come early or will there be 6 more weeks of winter?

“Groundhog Day, a widely recognized and popular tradition that predicts whether spring will come early or if winter will persist, is a perfect holiday to for retailers to build a spring campaign ...