Every winter, like clockwork, the history of Groundhog Day comes alive as millions of people pause to see whether a groundhog can predict the weather. It’s a strange but beloved ritual: a tiny animal, ...

The handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania announced that he saw his own shadow Monday morning, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter and not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When German immigrants came to the United States, they brought a weather-predicting tradition with them. According to German lore, ...

On February 2, 1887, Groundhog Day was officially celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a tradition that most of us are familiar with. on this day the ...

On Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, tradition holds that if the groundhog sticks his head out of his burrow and sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter. But if the weather is cloudy, it means ...

Monday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day. There is a long 139-year history behind this folklore and the annual ceremony in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The story begins with a diary entry by storekeeper James ...

Every February 2nd, the eyes of the nation turn to a small hill in Pennsylvania known as Gobbler’s Knob. The tradition of Groundhog Day dictates that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, we are in ...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning in Pennsylvania, marking six more weeks of winter as he returns to his hole.