The organizer of Thursday's Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir announced the sombre news following some 40 minutes of festivities, including music and dancing. 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 Fred la Marmotte, Quebec’s beloved groundhog who predicted whether spring would come early, was found dead early Thursday, just hours before he was supposed to perform his annual ritual. Quebec's furry forecaster, Fred la Marmotte died during hibernation before he was able to deliver his Feb. 2, 2023 prediction for Groundhog Day. 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. Kids and adults cheerfully waited for Fred to appear at an annual event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec, on Thursday, before event organizer Roberto Blondin announced the stubby burrower's demise. Fred, 9, was found dead Canadian Groundhog Fred la Marmotte Found Dead Before Groundhog Day. RELATED VIDEO: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter on Groundhog Day 2021 amid Winter Storm. Canadian groundhog Fred la Marmotte was found dead Thursday moments before he was expected to predict how many more weeks of winter Quebec will see. canada groundhog day quebec 2/2/23; Read OTTAWA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - 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 Fred la Marmotte, Canada’s Punxsatawney Phil, Drops Dead On His Big Day . By Liz Kocan @ lizburrito. Published Feb. 2 but during today’s Groundhog Day celebration in Val-d’Espoir Quebecers were left wondering whether to expect an early spring or six more weeks of winter when local groundhog Fred la marmotte was found dead before he could make his annual Groundhog Day Groundhog Day is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. Add to calendar Last year, the late Fred was found dead shortly before the Groundhog Day festivities. He was hastily replaced with a child plucked from the event crowd, who held up a stuffed toy groundhog and Fred la Marmotte, Quebec’s beloved groundhog who predicted whether spring would come early, was found dead early Thursday, just hours before he was supposed to perform his annual ritual. Fred la Marmotte, Canada’s Punxsatawney Phil, Drops Dead On His Big Day . By Liz Kocan @ lizburrito. Published Feb. 2 but during today’s Groundhog Day celebration in Val-d’Espoir OTTAWA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - 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 The groundhog was found dead just hours before the ceremony. Death of beloved groundhog casts a shadow on Groundhog Day in Canada. By FOX 5 NY STAFF. Updated February 2, 2023 8:46pm EST Wiarton Willie, the groundhog who fictitiously predicts the weather in the Ontario town that relies on him as a major tourist draw, is dead — and has been for some time. Canadian Groundhog Fred la Marmotte Found Dead Before Groundhog Day. Roberto Blondin, the organizer of the annual la Jour de Fred event in Quebec, said Fred may have died last year while in The Brief. General Beauregard "Beau" Lee will set to make his annual weather prediction on Sunday in Georgia. If Beau sees his shadow when he pops out of his mansion at Dauset Trails Nature Center 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.
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