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On Friday, shortly after 8 a.m., a groundhog was carried out onto the stage at Wiarton Arena, to decide the fate of winter for Ontarians as part of annual Groundhog Day ceremonies. Watch Wiarton Willie live via webcam and count down to Feb. 2. The famous groundhog is also active on Twitter and Facebook. Groundhog Day was marked in the U.S., with the first prediction by Punxsutawney Phil in 1886, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's website reports. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made In a moment of whimsy and spontaneity, when asked about the whereabouts of the groundhog, Mac playfully tossed a fur hat into the snow. Seizing the opportunity for a memorable photo, the reporter immortalized the hat as a stand-in for the elusive groundhog. And with that playful gesture, Wiarton's Groundhog Day tradition was born. On Friday, Wiarton Willie, Ontario's famed groundhog, was carried out onto the stage at Wiarton Arena, to decide the fate of winter for Canadians. South Bruc 2024 GROUNDHOG DAY RESULTS Lucy The Lobster: Barrington Passage, N.S. - Six more weeks of winter. Wiarton Willie: Ontario - Early spring (April Walker/The Weather Network) Victoria Fenn Alvarado is LIVE from Wiarton, Ontario as Wiarton Willie prepares to make his Groundhog Day prediction. Will we have an early spring, or.. After a streak of untimely deaths and controversy, the festivities in Ontario and Quebec appeared to go off as planned. The successor to Fred la Marmotte in Val d’Espoir, Que., emerged after daybreak into falling snow, and there was no shadow to be seen. Last year, the late Fred was found dead shortly before the Groundhog Day festivities. Wiarton Willie has predicted an early spring! The groundhog in South Bruce Peninsula didn't see his shadow at 8:07 a.m. on Thursday morning, meaning spring is on the way. Ontario, Canada. The farming community in both US and Canada is celebrating Groundhog Day today. The centuries-old tradition involves a playground activity featuring their localised groundhog celebrity. In the tradition where folklore dominates science, groundhog delivers weather prediction based on whether or not it sees its own shadow. Wiarton Willie IV died in 2020, leading to the 2021 prediction being made without the presence of a groundhog. Wiarton Willie IV's death was not publicly announced until November 2021. [8] Wiarton Willie V was introduced at the 2022 Groundhog Day celebration; he is the first brown groundhog to assume the position. [9] [10] Groundhog Day originates from the Christian festival of Candlemas, a European tradition held on February 2 that uses a badger or hedgehog to predict the weather based on its shadow. FOX 29 will provide live coverage of Groundhog Day this Sunday. You can watch Phil's prediction on the FOX LOCAL app or FOX 29's YouTube channel. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Punxsutawney Phil is just days See a list of all 81 prognosticators, whether genuine groundhogs or otherwise. Despite the name, GROUNDHOG-DAY.com is all-welcoming. 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. 2024 GROUNDHOG DAY RESULTS Lucy The Lobster: Barrington Passage, N.S. - Six more weeks of winter. Wiarton Willie: Ontario - Early spring (April Walker/The Weather Network) Wiarton Willie, a white groundhog that lives in Wiarton, Ont., has predicted an early spring, matching similar forecasts from Punxsutawney Phil, Fred la marmotte and Shubenacadie Sam. Lucy the Victoria Fenn Alvarado is LIVE from Wiarton, Ontario as Wiarton Willie prepares to make his Groundhog Day prediction. Will we have an early spring, or.. Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte all reportedly did not see their shadows on Friday morning. Groundhog Day 2022: Ontario’s Wiarton Willie predicts early spring, Nova Scotia predicts long winter the event at the park was closed to spectators and was broadcast live on Facebook to
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