It is also known as St. Brigid’s Day. German settlers brought the tradition to America, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. But, before they made the trek to America, they checked to ...

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It wasn't always called Groundhog Day, though. According to the Old Farmer's Al manac, Imbolc and St. Brigid's Day combined traditions and figures from pagan and Christian beliefs with ...