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The Groundhog Ball from 7:00pm-11:00pm At The Punxsutawney Country Club Our traditional formal attire event, the Groundhog Ball will feature [] $40.00 February 2025 It’s Groundhog Day Weekend with Chocolate, Mardi Gras, the Lunar New Year Festivals. Welcome back, Festival Fans. Upcoming Festival Weekend: January 23-26, 2025. "The name refers to the candles lit that day in churches, which celebrate the presentation of the Christ Child in the temple of Jerusalem," the Almanac stated, adding that the festival celebrated Groundhog Day 2025: Will Punxsutawney Phil, Buckeye Chuck see their shadows? It was originally a Celtic festival marking the year’s first cross-quarter day, or a midpoint between seasons When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on Feb. 2. This year, it falls on a Sunday. Groundhog Day was originally a Celtic festival celebrating the changing of the In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old crowd. Who is Punxsutawney Phil? Punxsutawney Phil is the famous groundhog who predicts the weather in 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 2025 Groundhog Day(s) In the Park; Festival In The Park; Blues & Brews Fest; festive activities in the park in celebration of Groundhog Day 2.2.25! JANUARY 31 The first official Groundhog Day took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The event took up permanent residence at Gobbler’s Knob the following year. The annual event has its origin in a German legend about a furry rodent. It roots back to Candlemas Day in Europe with the Christian "festival of lights" that falls on Feb. 2, midway between the The Official Groundhog Day Event Schedule Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sandfly Brewing Company will be hosting an event from noon until midnight with music and food. For a full list of events, check out the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The backstory. Groundhog Day originates from the Christian festival of Candlemas, a European tradition held on February 2 that Groundhog Day’s origins can be traced back to ancient European traditions, particularly Candlemas Day, a Christian festival held on February 2nd. Candlemas marked the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, a day when clergy would bless candles to ward off the winter darkness. Thanks to a small town in northern Illinois, Groundhog Day is bigger than one chubby rodent and its shadow dropping a dubious weather forecast. In Woodstock, the groundhog takes a backseat to the real cause for celebration: the 1993 Bill Murray movie that was filmed there. WNIJ’s Under Rocks team visited the famed town square with the head of the annual festival (and Groundhog Day movie WHAT: Woodstock, Illinois, where the "Groundhog Day" movie was filmed, is celebrating with a four-day festival called Woodstock Groundhog Days, capped off with Woodstock Willy's Prognostication The Groundhog Day celebration will begin at 3:30 a.m. at the Gobbler’s Knob grounds, opening to the public at 3 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2025. While at Gobbler’s Knob, attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy the festivities and celebration, including a stage show, fireworks display and of Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostication. This Groundhog Day Weekend, enjoy the Ice Festival in Vermilion, Vendor Shows and more. Welcome back, festival fans. As the weather warms up a bit and gets more tolerable, we have a few good reasons to get out of the house this weekend. (Let’s just hope the Groundhog doesn’t see his shadow this year.) Groundhog Day is Sunday, and now is a good time to familiarize yourself before you check out the annual weather forecasting festivals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Here's what you need
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