Happy Groundhog Day
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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday.
His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it's six more weeks of winter.
Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk,Grundsaudaag,Grundsow Dawg,Murmeltiertag; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early. In 2025, the shadow was seen, auguring six more weeks of winter. More from Wikipedia
This mid-Winter tradition of Groundhog Day suggests a tinge of practical validity.
The suggestion is, when overcast on this day, the remainder of the Winter may tend to be more mild, whereas
of sunny sky, more harsh.
Do stats corroborate this folklore premise?
His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it's six more weeks of winter.
Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk,Grundsaudaag,Grundsow Dawg,Murmeltiertag; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early. In 2025, the shadow was seen, auguring six more weeks of winter. More from Wikipedia
This mid-Winter tradition of Groundhog Day suggests a tinge of practical validity.
The suggestion is, when overcast on this day, the remainder of the Winter may tend to be more mild, whereas
of sunny sky, more harsh.
Do stats corroborate this folklore premise?