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Here is what you need to know about Groundhog Day: the day dedicated to a weather-predicting rodent. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local The festivities start much earlier in Gobblers Knob, which will have a day filled with events starting at 4 a.m. and lasting through the afternoon. SEE MORE: Georgia Groundhog Day Celebration: Gen 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 How did Groundhog Day begin? The first Groundhog Day was celebrated on Feb. 2, 1887, at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney. The holiday has roots in a few different religions, but it took a similar 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. If we're being honest, it even defies common sense. The legend is simple: The groundhog's shadow on Feb. 2 predicts the weather for the next six weeks, until the start of spring. 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 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 Many people gearing up for Groundhog Day, when eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil to learn if six more weeks of winter or an early spring is on the horizon. While Groundhog Day is Feb. 2, celebrations Punxsutawney Phil says it’s showtime on Feb. 2 at 7:25 a.m. when all eyes will be on the Pennsylvania groundhog as he makes his prediction for 2025. At Gobblers Knob at 1548 Woodland Ave. Ext Bill Murray's role as Phil Connors in 1993's Groundhog Day is one for the ages, especially considering he hated his experience behind-the-scenes just as much as his character did onscreen! Despite The Brief. Woodstock, Illinois, became the filming location for "Groundhog Day" (1993), and the town now celebrates the movie with an annual festival that attracts visitors from around the world. Punxsutawney Phil was right just 30% of the time over last 10 years. In determining the accuracy of Punxsutawney Phil, NOAA compared national temperatures in the six weeks after Feb. 2 over the last 10 years. The same day would be less hellish if you weren’t stuck in some little pissant town away from home. Like if you woke up in your own bed every morning (assuming no weather issues), you could immediately get up and drive to the airport and go somewhere different each day. Obviously you’d only get half or at most two thirds of a day there. Ultimately, it’s not implausible that Phil Connors could have acquired his Groundhog Day skills in a timeline not much longer that the 10 months of COVID lockdowns that have plagued much of the Groundhog Day 2025: Time set for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction. Dan Raby. Thu, January 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM UTC. 2 min read. Groundhog handler AJ Derume holds Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow Here's the forecast for Sunday morning: Cloudy conditions and chilly temperatures in the upper-20s are expected in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania when Phil makes his prediction around 7:08 a.m. ET The lasting popularity of the 1993 Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day, which was set in Punxsutawney but filmed in Woodstock, Ill., has done much to boost the event’s popularity. At points in the 1970s, attendance dropped down to the low double digits. This may be the source of the idea that Phil was stuck in Groundhog Day for 10,000 years. Movie commentary by the director. These quotes are from the Special 15th Anniversary Edition DVD of Groundhog Day, in the audio commentary by the director, Harold Ramis. 7:58 into the movie, in reference to the writer, Danny Rubin: He's something of a Zen Home of Punxsutawney Phil in the Weather Capital of the World. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club invites to to celebrate Groundhog Day!
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