While the tradition often does not sound foolproof to others, it has been an annual activity since 1886. Groundhog Day began as a custom followed by German Pennsylvanians in the 18th and 19th ...

The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A big celebration is still held in the town to this ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Groundhog Day Announcer: Our buddy, Punxsutawney Phil! As the tradition goes, every year on February 2, Phil the groundhog comes out of his hole in ...

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight ... watching the groundhog’s annual emergence from hibernation for centuries, there’s a tradition of groundhog clubs and ...

The Groundhog Day tradition that began with German settlers in Pennsylvania, based on a German custom involving a hedgehog seeing its shadow. Since there were no hedgehogs in America, German ...

In the U.S., Groundhog Day dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Pennsylvania German settlers pulled the tradition from European weather lore that used the appearance of hibernators ...

The idea to debut him for Groundhog Day didn't fully surface until a member ... “I want it to become an annual tradition and get people involved.” If things go well, Freeman hopes to bring ...

At Mount Penn in Berks County, Patty Pagoda took part in her own Groundhog Day tradition. "Patty did not see her shadow, Patty Pagoda expects an early spring for 2024. Spring is right around the ...

Bill Deeley, former president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and handler of Punxsutawney Phil, has passed away.

Every year in Punxsutawney in the American state of Pennsylvania, a squirrel-like creature known as a groundhog predicts the ...