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The buck-toothed mammal emerged from his nook in Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, to crowds at the scene of the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States. Groundhog Club handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Friday. The Groundhog Day celebration at Gobbler's Knob started in 1887. Aside from a 10-year gap, records for each prognostication have been meticulously kept. Over the years, Phil has predicted six more When is Groundhog Day 2025? 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 will see his shadow. More: Where to watch Bill Murray's 1993 classic movie 'Groundhog Day' for Groundhog Day. What is 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 Groundhog Day tradition dates back to Germany where a badger was used to determine the coming of spring. DamianKuzdak/Getty Images Places like Missouri, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have While Punxsutawney Phil may be the most famous groundhog seer, in large part thanks to Groundhog Day, a beloved 1993 comedy movie starring Bill Murray, he is not the only one. People attend the Groundhog Day festivities at Gobbler’s Knob on 2 February. Photograph: Alan Freed/Reuters Groundhog Day 2025: How to watch what Punxsutawney Phil sees Two baby groundhogs have a famous father. Meet Punxsutawney Phil's pups Groundhog Day: When it is in 2025, On this day the length of the rest of winter is said to be predicted by how a groundhog behaves when it rears its sleepy head from its burrow. If the groundhog leaves the burrow it signifies that In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler Will the Groundhog See His Shadow in 2025? According to our weather predictions, February 2, 2025, will bring snow showers and cold weather. We think that when Punxsutawney Phil—that Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Weather Prognosticator Extraordinary— emerges from his burrow (with a little help from his handlers) to make his much-anticipated forecast, he will NOT see his shadow, which Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. But on his way out of town, Phil is caught in a giant blizzard, which he failed to predict, and finds himself stuck in small-town hell. Just when things couldn't We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Groundhog Day. The bartender also knew what was going on. Watch this scene, notice his smirk and chuckle at 1:56. However, I think the bartender is a guardian Groundhog Day is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Danny Rubin. It is based on the 1993 film of the same name, 1000 Films To See Before You Die - The Guardian «501 Must-See Movies» Book The original idea for Groundhog Day came to writer Danny Rubin in 1990. He had moved Euan Ferguson: 'I'd no idea Marcel Marceau was still alive - it was like hearing George Bernard Shaw had suddenly had a dotagechild, or Napoleon a blog' The Celts celebrated February 2 — Imbolc, they called it — as the first day of spring, and records of these Celtic celebrations date back to the tenth century A.D. Christians have celebrated Candlemas on February 2 as the day Mary brought Jesus to the Temple to be dedicated to God, and this is where Groundhog Day traces its beginning. In the movie Groundhog Day, the protagonist is trapped in time and finds himself reliving the same day over and over again. After cynically finding it fun, he inevitably grows bored and frustrated Groundhog Day has come and gone but winter will not see the same fate – not for a few more weeks. The sage of the forest, Punxsutawney Phil, has spoken. Early this morning, in Pennsylvania, he Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2, each year. In weather lore, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end.
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