Groundhog Day is a sacred time for people from snowbound cultures. The outcome of the day will provide the subliminal message for the ensuing weeks - either six more weeks of winter or an early spring. To a 12-year-old, I always wanted the six more weeks of winter because it potentially meant one more "snow day," a vacation from school. 2/1 – Groundhog Wine Festival – Clearfield 2/1 – Founders Philly Freeze-Out – Philadelphia 2/1 – Carve 4 Cancer Winter Festival at Montage Mountain – Scranton 2/1 – Skytop Lodge Winter Beer Festival – Skytop 2/1-2/2 – Groundhog’s Winter Fest – Waterford. SOUTH CAROLINA. 2/2 – Lowcountry Oyster Festival – Mount Pleasant Groundhog Day is a popular tradition that takes place in North America, particularly in the United States and Canada. Every year, Groundhog Day is on February 2. Groundhog Day came from the Pennsylvania Dutch. The colonists believed that if a groundhog came out of its burrow and saw its shadow due to clear weather, it would retreat back into Groundhog Day is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den, and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will February 2 is Groundhog Day, so I asked our Lowcountry Zoo zookeepers, do we have groundhogs in South Carolina? We do! We call them Woodchucks here but they are the same animal. Both a Groundhog and a Woodchuck are genus and species Marmota monax. They are large members of the squirrel family and are closely related to other species of marmots What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. Punxsutawney Phil predicts more winter ahead. Groundhogs may not have a great track record when it comes to weather forecasts, but experts say the tradition sheds light on our culture and environment. Groundhog Day falls on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 (31 days from now) in South Carolina, United States. Is Groundhog Day a public holiday? Want to include this holiday information in your website or application? Get started for free. There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025 South Bruce Peninsula, North Carolina 28712: Tater: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central is a PDGA-sanctioned disc golf tournament in Central, South Carolina beginning February 2, 2025 and hosted by Ben Wolff. Video · Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central (2025, Ben Wolff) · Disc Golf Scene Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central is a PDGA-sanctioned disc golf tournament in Central, South Carolina beginning February 2, 2025 and hosted by Ben Wolff. Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central is a PDGA-sanctioned disc golf tournament in Central, South Carolina beginning February 2, 2025 and hosted by Ben Wolff. Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central (2025, Ben Wolff) · Disc Golf Scene Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central is a PDGA-sanctioned disc golf tournament in Central, South Carolina beginning February 2, 2025 and hosted by Ben Wolff. Pictures · Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central (2025, Ben Wolff) · Disc Golf Scene A staffer since 2013, she wrote G&G’s bestselling Bless Your Heart trivia game, edits the Due South travel section, and covers gardens, books, and art. Originally from Eureka, Missouri, she graduated from Indiana University and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where she tends a downtown pocket garden with her florist husband, Max. The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. The groundhog is a lowland creature of North America; it is found through much of the Eastern United States, across Canada and into Alaska. It was first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Groundhog Day (2025) (not 1993) Flex @ Grand Central is a PDGA-sanctioned disc golf tournament in Central, South Carolina beginning February 2, 2025 and hosted by Ben Wolff. There is a simple reason for male groundhogs to seize the Feb. 2 holiday. But the handlers of female groundhogs say their animals are more accurate than Punxsutawney Phil. Punxsutawney Phil predicts more winter ahead. Groundhogs may not have a great track record when it comes to weather forecasts, but experts say the tradition sheds light on our culture and environment. No. 14 South Carolina and No. 21 Illinois each aim 1 day ago. Army vs Louisiana Tech : 2024 Independence Bowl preview Groundhog Day 2022: Six more weeks of typical Lowcountry weather by
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