Groundhog Day’s roots are in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox.During Candlemas, Christians honored the changing of the seasons and ...

That's Groundhog Day in 2024 — a mix of modern technology with traditions that date back to ancient Celtic times. We all just want the promise of spring "It's the middle of winter, literally.

Groundhog Day history Big picture view Groundhog Day traces its roots to ancient Celtic traditions, where Imbolc marked the ...

Hope the groundhog predicted an early spring. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Jessica Deckard reads a proclamation during the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Hope, Ind., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.

The forecast for a spring-like weekend makes Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day 2024 prediction look like a winner, but cold weather will emerge again.

The South typically experiences spring earlier than other regions, but even there, the season is 20 to 25 days early this year, one ecologist said.

Ohio's weather-predicting groundhog issued a proclamation Sunday morning, declaring that an early spring is on the way. Buckeye Chuck may make the official weather prediction in Ohio, but he is ...

The idea behind Groundhog Day is as simple as it is eccentric. Every February 2—the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox—a bleary-eyed groundhog is hoisted from its ...

Punxsutawney Phil – the famous groundhog weather watcher – woke up and did not see his shadow Friday morning, calling for an early spring. Each February 2, on Groundhog Day, the members of the ...

Punxsutawney Phil, seen here at an earlier Groundhog Day, failed to see his shadow — meaning an early spring is on the way. AP. The annual ritual dates back to 1887, according to the ...

1887 marked the first of many Groundhog Days. Each year, on Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil either sees his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter, or doesn't, signaling an early spring.

This marks the first time since 2020 Phil has predicted an early spring. But is the world's most famous groundhog accurate?. Groundhog Day is a fun civic tradition to break up the long winter ...