Groundhog Day Winter Is Coming

Groundhogs are cute groundhogs create great tourism for punxsutawney pennsylvania but groundhogs do not make for good predictors of changing seasons.

Groundhog day winter is coming. Every february 2 people gather at gobblers. The punxsutawney groundhog club traces the traditions roots back to candlemas day in europe the christian festival of lights that falls on feb. The idea dates back hundreds of years when people looked to hibernating animals such as badgers hedgehogs and bears to see when they might wake up from their winter sleep. It derives from the pennsylvania dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks.

While the tradition remains popular in modern times studies have found no consistent correlation. Groundhog day edition date. 020120 1230 pm 130 pm. Join us as learn all about the groundhog and other watchable wildlife in arkansas.

Groundhog day is a popular american tradition observed in the united states and canada on february 2. Punxsutawney phil of the annual groundhog day fame predicts a short winter after not seeing his own shadow on feb. Do we have six more weeks of winter in store for us. Since a groundhog slept through the entire winter wasnt it reasonable to believe that winter must be ending if the groundhog was willing to stay outside once it was awakened on february 2.

2 midway between the start and end of winter. Its a time when people look to a groundhog to find out whether or not we will be having six more weeks of winter. Only the groundhogs shadow will tell but he will have to awaken from his winter slumber. 2 midway between the start and end of winter.

The punxsutawney groundhog club traces the traditions roots back to candlemas day in europe the christian festival of lights that falls on feb.