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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, PA – All eyes will be on Pennsylvania February 2, 2025, to learn if we’ll have six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phill will emerge again for the 139th year to share his “prognostication” with the world.This event unites people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate one of America’s most cherished PUNXSUTAWNEY, Penn. - Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is the Mecca for those around the country celebrating Groundhog Day. Every year, on Feb. 2, tens of thousands of people flock to this small town of less than 6,000 people some 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to see whether the town's rodent While Groundhog Day is Feb. 2, celebrations in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania begin Feb. 1. Punxsutawney is located between Route 422 and Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania south of Erie, north of The countdown to Punxsutawney Phil's big moment is officially underway with just days to go! Pa. - The countdown to Groundhog Day originates from the Christian festival of Candlemas, a 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 February 2, 1886 - The Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper proclaims this date as Pennsylvania's first official Groundhog Day celebration. 1986 - Phil travels to Washington, DC to meet with President The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club invites to to celebrate Groundhog Day! Skip to content in western PA? just like a reason to celebrate Groundhog Day is the 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. In the United States the most popular event occurs in Pennsylvania and centers on a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil. "Since the belief and practice almost certainly came from Europe, and since the bulk of Pennsylvania Dutch immigration occurred between 1727 and 1775, it’s likely Groundhog Day was born in that Located at 2055 Stone Quarry Road, Waterford, PA, just 20 minutes south of Erie, it’s the perfect way to embrace Pennsylvania’s love of weather-predicting groundhogs and rich Groundhog Day Let’s take a look at just some of the things going on for Groundhog Day weekend this year: Friday, Jan. 31. Weather Discovery Center Punxsutawney will be hosting Groundhog Day events during special hours. Here’s when they’ll be open: PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Just days away from Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostication, anticipation is building at Gobbler’s Knob. However, the big day requires a lot of planning behind the scenes from law enforcement. It’s projected that some 50,000 people will pour into Punxsutawney this year. The answer - thankfully - is no. Overall, the groundhog is not very accurate, and NOAA said Punxsutawney Phil has "no predictive skill." Of course, even the organizers of the annual Groundhog Day event in western Pennsylvania acknowledge that turning to a large rodent for weather forecasting is mostly a way to break up winter monotony. Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) Groundhog Day 2025: Will Punxsutawney Phil, Buckeye Chuck see their shadows? German immigrants brought the legend with them when they settled in Pennsylvania in the 1800s. Finding no badgers Groundhog Day traces its origins to the Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from German-speaking regions of Europe. February 2 marked Candlemas in Germany, a Christian festival linked with weather lore. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil pictured as he makes his prediction on how long winter will last during the Groundhog Day Festivities, at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 2024. As the most famous Groundhog Day celebration in the world, you might be able to assume that the ceremony at Gobbler’s Knob is not the only event Punxsutawney hosts for Groundhog Day. Indeed, there will be numerous events and activities throughout the week leading up to 2025 Groundhog Day, like brewery parties, a talent show, and a bar crawl. Uncover the history of Groundhog Day and why a groundhog predicts the in the room," "All bark and no bite," just to name a few. America in the 1700s and settled in Pennsylvania,
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