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Groundhog Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States every year on 2 February. Legend has it that watching a groundhog emerge from its burrow can determine the weather forecast for the coming weeks. Groundhog Day in Quebec features “ Fred la Marmotte ” Quebec’s prognosticating groundhog, Fred, or “Gros Fred,” was predicting Quebec’s springtime from 2010 to 2017, after being replaced by his son, “Petit Fred” in 2018 but returned to predict in 2019. Fred is unique in being the only groundhog in North America to make his Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) [1] [2] [3] is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. On that day, we get to find out if winter will continue for six more weeks. We will know the official groundhog forecast soon. In the meantime, let's get to know some of Canada's most famous Groundhog Day is almost here: A celebration where North Americans turn toward local groundhogs, like Canadian notables Balzac Billie, Manitoba Merv, Wiarton Willie, Fred la Marmotte, and Groundhog Day in Canada . The tradition that German settlers brought to Pennsylvania remains strong in the Great White North, with Canada boasting a plethora of prognosticating rodents from various regions. They include Canada’s most famous groundhog, Wiarton Willie (Wiarton, Ont.), whose first prediction occurred all the way back in 1956 Groundhog Day is almost here: A celebration where North Americans turn toward local groundhogs, like Canadian notables Balzac Billie, Manitoba Merv, Wiarton Willie, Fred la Marmotte, and Groundhog Day dates back to early Christianity with the tradition of Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, which was celebrated on Feb. 2. “This evolved into the belief that if it was sunny on Candlemas day, there’d be another couple months of winter, going into May,” says Runtz. Groundhog Day is not all that different in Canada and in the United States. It is celebrated on the same day each year in both countries. As a result of Nova Scotia’s Atlantic time zone, Shubenacadie Sam makes the first Groundhog Day in North America. Some Canadian historians believe that Groundhog Day in Canada started with bears, not Canada's most celebrated groundhog has been the centre of celebrations in Wiarton, Ont., since 1956. Now almost 10,000 people gather each February 2 to witness this albino rodent’s big prediction. Early spring supporters are encouraged to come dressed in their brightest Hawaiian duds while winter fans wear black and white. Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundhog from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. In the United States the most popular event occurs in Pennsylvania and centers on a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. Stuffed groundhog: 02/02/25: 8:00am EST: Royal Canadian Legion Branch #510: 21884 Melbourne Rd, Strathroy-Caradoc, Groundhog Day was marked in the U.S., with the first prediction by Punxsutawney Phil in 1886, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's website reports. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made The Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec in eastern Canada began Thursday morning with music and dancing, but as it came closer for Fred to make his weather prediction, event organizers Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2, "Groundhog Day," The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica Foundation of Canada We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions and was brought to the U.S. by A monument to Wiarton Willie in Bluewater Park. Wiarton Willie is the name given to a Canadian groundhog who lives in the community of Wiarton in Bruce County, Ontario.Every February 2, on Groundhog Day, Willie takes part in the local Wiarton Willie Festival. Looks like the Canadian prognosticators are split on the matter, while Punxsutawney Phil in the U.S. cast a vote in favour of early spring. A recap of Groundhog Day predictions, 2020-2023. Question: In the film "Groundhog Day," how many days is Phil Connors trapped in the time loop? Answer: Phil experiences Groundhog Day repeatedly for an estimated 10 years. Question: What is the name of the groundhog in the French-Canadian version of Groundhog Day? Answer: The French-Canadian groundhog is called "Fred la Marmotte."
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