Groundhog Day is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. Sun 2 Featured February 2 @ 4:00 am - 9:00 am. 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., Thursday When is Groundhog Day 2023? Groundhog Day is on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Though not a federal holiday, Americans tune in to see if the famed groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, sees his shadow every year Home of Punxsutawney Phil in the Weather Capital of the World. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club invites to to celebrate Groundhog Day! Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, while Vice President Dan McGinley reads the scroll during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 originating from the custom of early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. If on this day a groundhog emerges from its winter burrow and its sunny, it will see its shadow and retreat back into the burrow, and the winter will last for six more weeks Groundhog Day 2023: Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter Phil’s prediction this year came during a week when a mess of ice, sleet and snow has lingered across much of the southern U.S. The first official Groundhog Day was Feb. 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to History.com, we can thank newspaper editor Clymer Freas for the special day, as he, along with a The biggest Groundhog Day celebration has taken place at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania since 1887. Tens of thousands gather to watch the rodent meteorologist, "Punxsutawney Phil In the United States Punxsutawney Phil (Groundhog) from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania will rise from his burrow and check for his shadow where he predicts if there will be six more weeks of Winter. Days to Groundhog Day 2023. Thursday, February 2nd is day number 33 of the 2023 calendar year with -1 year, -11 months, -25 days until Groundhog Day 2023. Groundhog Day for the year 2025 is celebrated/ observed on Sunday, February 2nd. Groundhog Day is observed February 2 every year. In the United States Punxsutawney Phil (Groundhog) from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania will rise from his burrow and check for his shadow where he predicts if there will be six more weeks of Winter. Days to Groundhog Day The famed groundhog rose from his burrow on Groundhog Day and saw his shadow, predicting we will have an additional six weeks of winter here in the U.S. Unfortunately for Phil, he's not the most The observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, according to the book on the subject by Don Yoder. This was a The Groundhog Day Marathon is on Friday February 7, 2025 to Saturday February 8, 2025. It includes the following events: Marathon, Half Marathon, 1/6 Marathon WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Whole Hog (1/6 plus Full), and Half Hog (1/6 plus Half). Watch live coverage as the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil of Gobbler's Knob, predicts whether there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter. Crowds as large as 30,000 have turned out to Punxsutawney for multi-day Groundhog Day festivities, which the state calls a significant tourism boost for the town of fewer than 6,000 people. Watch PCN's exclusive coverage of the Groundhog Day 2025 celebration—available FREE with PCN Select. PCN THANKS THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT. 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). Best Groundhog Day Quotes. "Phil: Do you ever have déjà vu, Mrs. Lancaster? Mrs. Lancaster: I don't think so, but I could check with the kitchen." - Phil Connors You’re probably familiar with the 1993 movie comedy Groundhog Day, in which the main character finds himself reliving Feb. 2 over and over again. Despite his best efforts to break the cycle, he keeps returning to the same starting point.
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