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A stowaway groundhog is elevated to local icon
4 months, 1 week ago

A stowaway groundhog is elevated to local icon

Associated Press  

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania groundhog is making a name for himself for something other than predicting an early or late spring. An intrepid varmint dubbed Colonel Custard — so named for the frozen custard shop and mini-golf outlet where he was discovered — was found stowed away with a passel of stuffed animals prizes in an arcade game two …

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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyllis are parents of 2 babies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyllis are parents of 2 babies

Associated Press  

Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyllis recently gave birth to two healthy babies. “We’re pleased to announce that Punxsutawney Phil has had his first children; we believe there are …

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Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities

Associated Press  

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring on an overcast Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene of the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States. Vice President Dan McGinley read the decision, written in verse and filled with quips about the groundhog’s envy for humans’ opposable thumbs and hopes to garner some …

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Beyond Punxsutawney: How Groundhog Day is celebrated in other cities (with other animals)
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Beyond Punxsutawney: How Groundhog Day is celebrated in other cities (with other animals)

Salon  

Every Feb. 2, the legendary Punxsutawney Phil is put to the test. Here are many of the unexpected places all over North America that celebrate Groundhog Day: 01 Mid-Atlantic Quarryville, Pennsylvania: Said to be a rival to Punxsutawney's Groundhog Day celebration, Quarryville's Octoraro Orphie used to be a contender against Punxsutawney Phil. The town which hosts thousands for the holiday …

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Groundhog Day’s European creature parallels – and surprising 3000-year-old origins
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Groundhog Day’s European creature parallels – and surprising 3000-year-old origins

BBC  

Groundhog Day’s European creature parallels – and surprising 3000-year-old origins Getty Images The US tradition of the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil emerging on 2 February to herald spring has fascinating origins – and creature parallels across Europe. Because of this, during I giorni della Merla, the locals say that if the weather is mild these three days, winter will extend longer …

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