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?

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

But if he doesn't, spring may be sooner than we think. RELATED: Groundhog Day: What to know about the American tradition that is meant to predict spring It has been unusually cold and snowy in the ...

Punxsutawney Phil is back at it again celebrating Groundhog Day on Sunday, surrounded by onlookers in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Will the household name forecast an early spring or six more weeks ...

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 ...