Punxsutawney Phil emerges for Groundhog Day
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Ahead of the big day, Groundhog Club member speaks on how show preparations are made
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WTAJ) — As Punxsutawney Phil gets ready to make his big appearance Monday, the work that goes into the stage show just before his prediction was on full display. After speaking with a member of the Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle,
Learn about the origins of Groundhog Day, how to watch Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction, and why the groundhog is accompanied by men wearing tuxedos and top hats.
Groundhog Day is Sunday, and if Punxsutawney Phil and Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck don't see their shadows, we could enjoy an early spring, the folk tale says. Since the 1800s, Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls ...
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced to a raucus, record-sized crowd at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania. Phil was welcomed with chants of ...
It shares its name with a classic film in which a single day is stuck on repeat — but Groundhog Day is a day like no other. That's especially true for a small town in Pennsylvania, where celebrity groundhog Punxsutawney Phil delivers his annual weather ...