As one of the few — okay, probably the only — Western tradition that revolves around a marmot's morning ritual, Groundhog Day is a particularly bizarre North American superstition. Each year ...

During Candlemas, Christians would light candles to predict how long winter would last. The first official Groundhog Day was held Feb. 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

What are the origins of Groundhog Day? According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the holiday originated with German immigrants in Pennsylvania in the 19th Century, but it also has its roots in some ...

Groundhog Day may be one of the weirder American holidays. How did it come to be? Here is the origin story of Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, as vice president Dan McGinley reads the scroll during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on ...

When is Groundhog Day 2025? Here's what to know about the tradition. Seth Jacobson. USA TODAY NETWORK - New England. ... light, and spring, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

This heightened solar activity could increase the likelihood of celestial events like the Aurora Borealis (also known as Northern Lights), as we saw last year when the displays became visible in ...

They claim - in a light-hearted way - that the same groundhog has been predicting the weather at Gobbler's Knob for more than100 years.

It roots back to Candlemas Day in Europe with the Christian "festival of lights" that falls on Feb. 2, midway between the start and end of winter. What time does Punxsutawney Phil make his call?