Gallery
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
Groundhog Day is perhaps one of the Pennsylvania Dutch community's most well-known cultural inventions – although the Amish themselves do not celebrate it, since it is not a religious holiday. 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 "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 Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil apparently saw his shadow this morning, so batten down the hatches for another 6 weeks of chilly weather. This annual tradition has a couple of connections to the Penn. Dutch. First, there happens to be a sizable Amish settlement in Clearfield County in the vicinity of Punxsutawney, PA (1,000+ people). You say Groundhog Day, I say Grundsaudaag: how German and Swiss settlers in Pennsylvania created a new language – and a much-loved American holiday. Every 2 February since at least 1886 , people have been gathering in the Pennsylvanian town of Punxsutawney to watch a groundhog – a furry rodent – crawl out of a hole after its winter sleep. Planting Traditions in Pennsylvania. Fast forward to the 18th and 19th centuries. German immigrants, particularly those settling in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, brought their customs and folklore across the Atlantic. However, the American landscape lacked badgers. Enter the resourceful groundhog, a close relative with similar hibernating habits See how the groundhog became a symbol for predicting seasonal changes in America, rooted in German folklore with a badger — which in turn lead to Groundhog Day. The groundhog is a member of the squirrel family and related to chipmunks and prairie dogs. It’s also known as a woodchuck, a whistle pig - or in the parlance of Pennsylvania Dutch, a language with German roots, a “grundsau.” Groundhogs are herbivores that are themselves edible to humans, although they are not widely consumed. Pennsylvania. 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 Priests said the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition is based on Candlemas Day, which takes place 40 days after Christmas. At St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in McKean Township, they’ll celebrate Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil apparently saw his shadow this morning, so batten down the hatches for another 6 weeks of chilly weather. This annual tradition has a couple of connections to the Penn. Dutch. First, there happens to be a sizable Amish settlement in Clearfield County in the vicinity of Punxsutawney, PA (1,000+ people). Groundhog Day, celebrated annually on February 2nd, is a long-standing tradition in the United States and Canada rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch folklore. According to the superstition, if a Uni, a taxidermy-mount groundhog that arrives on a raft on the Tulpehocken Creek to deliver his forecast for the arrival of spring in the Pennsylvania Dutch language to members of the Union Kanaal Groundhog dinners were once popular fundraisers among Pennsylvania Dutch communities in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with offerings ranging from roast groundhog with bread stuffing to Although James Morris’s 1841 diary entry in Berks County is the first written record of the custom in North America, and other German-heritage places in Canada and the US observe the Groundhog Day custom, it is the small Pennsylvania community of Punxsutawney (pop. 5,769) in Jefferson County that lays claim to the longest ongoing Groundhog 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. Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only groundhog in Pennsylvania making predictions.There are several rodent prognosticators in the Susquehanna Valley, including one who isn't even alive.Every Feb. 2 The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions and was brought to the U.S. by 3 of 15 | . FILE - The groundhog saw his shadow, Feb. 2, 1954, as the sun peeked through an overcast sky at Washington Park Zoo in Milwaukee, Wis. The arrival of annual Groundhog Day celebrations Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, will draw thousands of people to see celebrity woodchuck Phil at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. — an event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Murray movie.
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |