Punxsutawney Phil’s two new groundhog babies have been given names that are right on brand with Groundhog Day. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle announced on Mother’s Day that the baby girl and boy groundhogs will be called Sunny and Shadow. After the pups were born in March, members of the public submitted hundreds of…
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News The history of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil’s weather predictions in the United States
Since 1887, Groundhog Day has been a beloved American celebration in which seasonal weather predictions are left in the hands of a groundhog. The superstitious observance began in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania – where Punxsutawney Phil got his name and his start as a rodent meteorologist. Each year on Feb. 2, thousands of spectators travel to the…
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