The idea behind Groundhog Day is as simple as it is eccentric. Every February 2—the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox—a bleary-eyed groundhog is hoisted from its ...

"Glad tidings on this Groundhog Day. An early spring is on the way," a proclamation was read out at Gobbler's Knob, elating a crowd of thousands of people who had weathered dark and cold to see ...

Groundhog Day has come and gone. Did the groundhog predict an early spring or more winter?

If he sees his shadow, he predicts six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, it’s a forecast of an early spring. Groundhog Day’s roots are in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway ...

Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow Friday, predicting an early spring from Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, the scene of the country’s largest and best known Groundhog Day celebration.

If he doesn’t, it’s a forecast of an early spring. Groundhog Day’s roots are in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Candlemas ...

Groundhog Day is Sunday, and now is a good time to familiarize ... also notes that the belief in groundhogs predicting an early spring were brought to America by those early settlers.

Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day ...

(CBS) -- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way. Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob ...

Groundhog Day is rooted in the Christian holiday Candlemas, which is the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. During Candlemas, Christians would light candles to predict ...