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It was a somber Groundhog Day in Canada, as Fred la marmotte – the beloved groundhog who predicted weather – was found dead hours before he could take part in his annual tradition. Renée Laurendeau, a spokesperson for the annual Groundhog Day event, who describes herself as Fred's press agent, said everyone in the crowd was shocked to learn of the rodent's death. But he had Milltown Mel, a groundhog who has for years offered his weather predictions on Groundhog Day, has died, his handlers say. They say Mel "recently crossed over the rainbow bridge" — and their A Kentucky groundhog died on Groundhog Day — just days after predicting an early spring.. Major, a nearly 10-year-old rodent meteorologist living at the Second Chances Wildlife Center Fans of Groundhog Day will be happy to know that its shining star, Punxsutawney Phil, has not died in 2022. Indeed, the famous animal emerged from his burrow on Feb. 2, 2022, and saw his shadow, predicting another extra six weeks of winter. Blondin discovered his furry friend had died when he went to wake him from hibernation to get him ready for the Groundhog Day ritual. For the past 14 years, Fred would wake up every Feb. 2 to let Organizers of a Groundhog Day event in Quebec had to use a stuffed toy groundhog stand-in after the live groundhog was found dead. The Canadian groundhog known as Fred la Marmotte was found dead A beloved Canadian groundhog, Fred la marmotte, was found dead before he could complete a North American tradition of predicting the onset of spring on Groundhog Day on Thursday. Instead of announcing a weather prediction, organizers of a Canadian Groundhod Day event shocked the crowd by announcing their beloved groundhog, Fred la Marmotte, was dead. New Jersey's Weather Predicting Groundhog Milltown Mel Dies Days Before Groundhog Day 2022 According to The Guardian , Fred showed " no vital signs " after Blondin tried to wake him, local media New Jersey has long had its own groundhog - and celebrated its very own Groundhog Day. Like everything else, we went our own way! But back in 2021, that Jersey groundhog - Milltown Mel, um, well, died. It is now 2025 and ol' Mel is still dead. The problem is - there was no backup for Mel. No reserve groundhog, no backup groundhog. Groundhog Day in Quebec took a grim turn when the province’s beloved furry oracle, Fred la Marmotte, was found dead hours before he was expected to make his Groundhog Day history. All feared dead after midair collision. Trump blasts DEI in wake of DC plane crash. Man arrested for aggravated assault at Gwinnett County gas station. Groundhog Day originates from the Christian festival of Candlemas, a European tradition held on February 2 that uses a badger or hedgehog to predict the weather based on its shadow. The magical rise and soul-crushing fall of Groundhog Day in small-town N.J. Published: Jan. 30, 2025, And you can’t test an animal for rabies unless it’s dead, he added. Maria Pfister, left, and Liz Alvey, with the Pringle Nature Center, bring out Bristol Bob for his 2023 Groundhog Day winter prediction. This year's program is Sunday, Feb. 2. Groundhog Day history. All feared dead after midair collision. Trump blasts DEI in wake of DC plane crash. Man arrested for aggravated assault at Gwinnett County gas station. The Brief. Woodstock, Illinois, became the filming location for "Groundhog Day" (1993), and the town now celebrates the movie with an annual festival that attracts visitors from around the world. Originally, Groundhog Day was a Celtic festival marking the year’s first cross-quarter day, or a midpoint between seasons. Read more about the ancient Celtic calendar here. Celebrated at the beginning of February, the day was called Imbolc —a term from Old Irish that is most often translated as “in the belly”—a reference to the soon This year's Groundhog Day festivity in Milltown, New Jersey, is canceled, according to the Facebook post. "We Wranglers are sad to report that Milltown Mel recently crossed over the rainbow bridge
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