Home of Punxsutawney Phil in the Weather Capital of the World. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club invites to to celebrate Groundhog Day! The Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle is a group of local dignitaries responsible for carrying on the tradition of Groundhog Day every year. They’re the ones who are not only responsible for planning the events every year, but they’re also responsible for the feeding and care of Phil himself! Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, The National Geographic Society reports a 28% success rate. [118] In Punxsutawney, 1886 marked the first time that Groundhog Day appeared in the local newspaper. The following year brought the first official trek to Gobbler’s Knob. Each year since then has seen a steady increase in participation of the celebration from people all over the world. Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886. Starting in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with its now-famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, the tradition spread throughout America. 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 It’s Groundhog Day. And it’s a special one. The birth of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, custodians of famed weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil, was 130 years ago, in Punxsutawney Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, is coming up, and soon Punxsutawney Phil will tell us what to expect from the weeks to come. The holiday dates back hundreds of years, and has grown to be a widely Our 2024 Sponsors Thank you for your generous support! 12th ANNUAL Buffalo Groundhog Day. Copyright © 2018 Buffalo Groundhog Day Society, Inc. All rights reserved. Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundhog from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. The beginning of February, which falls roughly halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox , has long been a significant time of the year in many Please join us on Saturday, February 1st at The Banshee Irish Pub on Chippewa and Franklin for our Twelfth Annual Buffalo Groundhog Day! The party is from Noon to 6pm. Tickets are $15 presale and $20 day of event. First 100 tickets include a commemorative glass. One beer will be included with ticket! Chris Flynn of the Groundhog Day Society said he is hoping it will be the biggest, and best, year for the festival yet. "We have won the Northeastern United States Council Best Winter Festival in Home / Special Event / Groundhog Day 2025. Groundhog Day 2025. Start. February 2, 2025 10:00 am The Zoological Society of NJ. Become a Member; Donate; Adopt an Whether Gordy the groundhog predicts an early spring or six more weeks of winter, we predict he will be cute this Groundhog Day. If he sees his shadow, that An early American reference to Groundhog Day can be found at the Historical Society of Berks County in Reading, Pennsylvania. In an entry dated February 4, 1841, Pennsylvania storekeeper James Morris wrote in his diary in Morgantown, Berks County: Presented by Pasquale V. Bochiechio, P.C. An employee at VIP Nails and Spa in Whiting, one of the sponsors for the 2nd Annual Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society Groundhog’s Day Gala, pretends to give the furry weather-predicting The magical rise and soul-crushing fall of Groundhog Day in small-town N.J. McNamara, the leader of a not-so-secret-society known for its black tuxedos and jaunty top hats, had recently paid WGRZ Coverage 2016 WKBW Coverage 2016 Groundhog Day has been popularized across the United States in recent years. Nebraska, 1876-77 (Nebraska State Historical Society RG2955.ph). In the summer of
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