It's Groundhog Day Texas-style on February 2 as Bee Cave Bob the armadillo will predict either an early spring or prolonged winter for the 15th year. Feb 2, 2022. Armadillo Day started in 2010 While most Americans look toward Pennsylvania for weather predictions come February 2, Texans are known to look to the Hill Country, at a nine-banded armadillo named Bee Cave Bob. Texas’ Armadillo Day isn’t quite as old as the 137-year-Groundhog Day, but it does boast some uniquely Texan charm. BEE CAVE, Texas — It's no secret that the state of Texas likes to do things its own way, and Groundhog Day is no different. While the rest of the U.S. trusts Punxsutawney Phil's prediction, Texans prefer an armadillo's expertise. Bee Cave Bob the armadillo is the state's resident weather enthusiast and mascot for Armadillo Day. While Punxsutawney Phil will be making his spring predictions, Feb. 2 is known as Armadillo Day in the Texas Hill Country. Skip to Article. Feb. 2 is known as Groundhog Day, Bee Cave Bob, an armadillo from Texas, did not see his shadow on Feb. 2, 2024, and predicted an early spring starting on March 11. This is Texas' version of Groundhog Day, created by a group of friends in 2010. Bee Cave Bob, an eight-year-old armadillo, predicts the weather and political climate on Feb. 2, 2024 at The West Pole in Bee Cave, Texas. See photos of the event and learn about the tradition of Armadillo Day. On Feb. 2, an armadillo named Bee Cave Bob emerges from a culvert to forecast the weather for the next six weeks. Learn about the origin, history and significance of this Texas tradition and how to visit the West Pole Ranch. For much of the country, it’s known as Groundhog Day, built around the personage of Punxsutawney Phil. In Texas, however, it’s Armadillo Day, which rests on the prophetic powers of Bee Cave Bob. Bee Cave Bob’s career began in 2012, when a group of buddies in Central Texas—formally known as the Benevolent Knights of the Raccoon—decided During a cloudy Armadillo Day event held in Bee Cave, TX on Friday, Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada. A crowd of upwards of 5000 people spent a night of We’re talking about Bee Cave Bob, an armadillo from Katy, Texas who can predict the changing of the seasons. This is Armadillo Day. The first Armadillo Day took place in 2012 outside of Austin in a town called Bee Cave, which our state legislature officially recognized in 2007 as the honorary location of our planet’s geographical western pole. While most Americans look toward Pennsylvania for weather predictions come Feb. 2, Texans are known to look to the Hill Country, at a nine-banded armadillo named Bee Cave Bob. Texas’ Armadillo Day isn’t quite as old as the 137-year-Groundhog Day, but it does boast some uniquely Texan charm. There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). Bee Cave Bob the Armadillo, named after his home town of Bee Cave, Texas, has been in the biz since 2010. If February 2 is a sunny day in Texas and Bob casts a shadow then there will be six more weeks of winter. If it's cloudy and he doesn't cast a shadow, then spring will come early. "We don't need no mangy groundhog in Pennsylvania predicting About Bob. Bee Cave Bob has helped Texans predict the early arrival of spring or the prolongment of winter since 2010. Bob is part of a Groundhog Day secessionist movement: with founder T. Booth rechristening it “Armadillo Day,” and stating “we don’t need no mangy groundhog in Pennsylvania predicting the weather for us.” Armadillo Day is on Feb. 2 and Bee Cave Bob shared his forecast Wednesday afternoon: an early spring is in store for the Lone Star State. This was in direct opposition to his groundhog counterpart Famed armadillo artist Jim Franklin, left, and Texas singer-songwriter Gary P. Nunn get an up-close look at the armadillo Bee Cave Bob at the first annual Armadillo Day on Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010, in Bee Cave, Texas. Sylvia the armadillo is the resident Armadillo Day meteorologist for the City of Apex, North Carolina. For her prognostication, Mayor Jacques Gilbert dramatically raises Sylvia towards the sky while playing “The Circle of Life” as Sylvia peers into the future. Ask any meteorologist: one of the most exciting days of the year is February 2, Groundhog Day. But in Texas, it’s known as Armadillo Day! While most eyes are on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Texans shift their attention to Bee Cave, Texas. Baked jalapeños stuffed with cheese and sausage and wrapped in an armadillo-esque shell of bacon — we think Bob would approve. Get the recipe here. No-Bake Armadillo Cookies: Get sweet by adapting these groundhog cookies into a pro-Armadillo Day dessert. Instead of a little chocolate fondant groundhog, top these peanut butter and oatmeal So they came up with a different mascot to represent Feb. 2, also known in the rest of the United States as Groundhog Day: the nine-banded armadillo, the state's official small mammal.
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