Groundhog Day 2024: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow in a ceremony Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania. Per tradition, that means he’s predicting an early spring.
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow in a ceremony Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania. Per tradition, that means he’s predicting an early spring.
The annual Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, originated from a German legend about a furry rodent. The gathering annually attracts thousands.
Before Friday's announcement, Punxsutawney Groundhog Club President Tom Dunkel told the crowd that a cane that he held gave him the power to speak Groundhog-ese.
Dunkel said that Phil would tell him which of two scrolls to use to make his weather prediction.
At Dunkel’s direction, the crowd helped fire up the groundhog with repeated chants of “Phil!” before a club member pulled the groundhog from a stump on the stage and held it aloft.
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