Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day! Did you know there is a special “groundhog punch” that keeps Punxsutawney Phil alive? This lets him see his shadow (or not).

Every year on February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a little groundhog named Phil may or may not see his shadow and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Some wait with bated ...

In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler ...

The spotlight is on Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania on Sunday, where handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney ... the 1993 Bill Murray movie, "Groundhog Day." It's part of a tradition ...

At the Groundhog Day celebration in Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil, "Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather-Prophet Extraordinary" did see ...

Here is everything you need to know about the prophetic rodent and the day dedicated to his winter forecast. Punxsutawney Phil's handler A.J. Dereume holds the famous groundhog during the 136th ...

“He’s not out on display like Punxsutawney Phil,” he said. “Willie lives a quiet life of seclusion.” After its release, the movie “Groundhog Day” caused a resurgence in attendees at ...

Punxsutawney Phil, declared six more weeks of winter on Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. REUTERS Sunday marked Phil’s first Groundhog Day as a father. In March 2024, Phil and his groundhog wife Phyliss gave ...

The groundhog and his partner Phyllis became parents of two in 2024. Punxsutawney Phil made another key weather prediction on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2 -- the first year he did so as a parent.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Each year Punxsutawney Phil predicts whether there will be six more weeks of winter or early spring when he emerges from his home in Gobbler’s Knob on Groundhog Day. WTAJ ...

Phil's fame quickly spread, and newspapers worldwide began reporting his Groundhog Day predictions. Today, while groundhog meat is no longer commonly served, the tradition of the Punxsutawney ...

the legendary weather predictor Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter It’s Groundhog Day, and all eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil, who lives in Gobbler’s Knob in ...