Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 4 a.m. , and millions will tune in to see if Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Day arrives on February 2. 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 groundhogs. Van Island Violet lives on Vancouver Island, and her 2025: Groundhog Day in Nova Scotia. Shubenacadie Sam – Prediction – TBA. Sunday, February 2, 2025, 8 a.m. Shubenacadie Provincial Wild Park, 149 Creighton Rd, Shubenacadie. Lucy the Lobster – Prediction – TBA. Sunday, February 2, 2025 | 8 am AST. Cape Sable Island Causeway, Barrington. TR Tunnel – Prediction – TBA The arrival of annual Groundhog Day celebrations Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, will draw thousands of people to see celebrity woodchuck Phil at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. — an event that Video above: Rare albino groundhog spotted in the Susquehanna Valley.The Groundhog Day celebration at Gobbler's Knob started in 1887. Aside from a 10-year gap, records for each prognostication Groundhog Day is observed in the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 2 every year and falls on a Sunday in 2025. Why do we celebrate Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is more than just a classic movie starring Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. On Groundhog Day, Wildlife Park opens from 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m, featuring Sam’s prediction enclosure in the main lot with the big prediction at 8 a.m. February 2nd is also World Wetlands Day, and Shubenacadie Wild Park usually celebrates with interactive displays about the Maritimes wetlands. Watch Groundhog Day: Shubenacadie Sam makes her prediction Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca Inflation slows ahead of Bank of Canada’s 1st interest rate decision of 2025. 1:53. Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — This Sunday, Feb. 2, all eyes will turn to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, as the world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, will emerge for In the United States, all eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day to see if he is able to predict the final weeks of winter. The tradition states that if a groundhog sees his shadow on February 2, there will be 6 more weeks of cold weather. While this tradition doesn’t appear to have Only in Nova Scotia can you get a lobster squaring off against a lobster about weather predictions! The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman introduces Nova Scot Entertainment; Groundhog Day 2025 facts: 7 things you need to know before the prediction. Published: Jan. 28, 2025, 7:31 a.m. Groundhog Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day fails to see its shadow, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2023. List of dates for other years. Upcoming holidays in Canada. Holidays in Canada 2025. Holidays in Canada 2026. Groundhog Day in Canada focuses on the concept of a groundhog coming out of its home in mid-winter to “predict” if spring is on its way in the northern hemisphere. Groundhog Day, or February 2nd, is the day when woodchucks tell Canadians what awaits them in the months till the official start of Spring. Will it be a long or short winter -- as if waiting until early February wasn’t long enough? How long is that groundhog’s shadow?[adinserter block="1"][adinserter block="15"]For an almost uniquely North American celebration, Groundhog Day has its roots STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An annual Groundhog Day ceremony took an unexpected turn with a startling drop. On Feb. 2, 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio accidentally dropped Staten Island Chuck during the
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