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Joe Cool

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18. It is 100% a holiday. You have never seen any footage from Punxsutawney, have you?

Thu Feb 2, 2023, 08:55 AM

Feb 2023

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/groundhog-day-wacky-holiday-punxsutawney-105249292.html

Anna Jamerson
Wed, February 1, 2023 at 5:52 AM EST·4 min read

Every year, on the second day of February, we ask a groundhog to predict how long winter will last. This annual event is known as Groundhog Day, and it is a uniquely American tradition.

I don’t know about you, but I've never considered the absurdity of this holiday or questioned its origins. Because let's be honest: Can a groundhog predict the weather? And what kind of animal is a groundhog anyway? Also, why is this holiday so beloved in Pennsylvania? Read on for answers to these questions and more.

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"Ground hog" is sausage eom Maeve Feb 2023 #1

+1 Emile Feb 2023 #2

Beat me! MiHale Feb 2023 #5

I'd much rather this be a holiday lol Takket Feb 2023 #9

Groundhogs are the same as woodchucks, and there is such a thing as ground chuck. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #45

... Solly Mack Feb 2023 #3

Have you seen your shadow today? Regardless, happy birthday. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #4

No shadow today. Cloudy and wet here. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #8

Overcast here too, northern Virginia. I smell a coverup. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #11

Phil always has been the snobby one. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #14

Just a few fluffy clouds in the sky this morning in western PA Joe Cool Feb 2023 #16

Well happy birthday to you! MiHale Feb 2023 #7

Thank you. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #10

Happy birthday! Wishing you a great year. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #29

Thank you! Solly Mack Feb 2023 #33

Nit to pick: I suspect it's not a holiday, even in Punxsutawney. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #6

It's a holiday how do I know? MiHale Feb 2023 #12

If Hallmark says so, that's as official as one can get. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #13

It is 100% a holiday. You have never seen any footage from Punxsutawney, have you? Joe Cool Feb 2023 #18

Are the schools closed? mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #20

Schools ARE closed for three days in Punxsutawney. Joe Cool Feb 2023 #24

Indeed. They call it Mid-Winter Break, but it's conveniently timed right around Groundhog Day. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #31

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You're losing your cool, Joe. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #36

You can't seem to give up the fact that you are wrong. Joe Cool Feb 2023 #41

Why don't you call and find out? Joe Cool Feb 2023 #37

Because I have a life? NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #39

You have a life but you keep posting on here instead of taking about 10 seconds Joe Cool Feb 2023 #42

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They're open. BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #44

Now you've done it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #46

Lol! BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #47

Please Woodchuck, Whistle Pig, or Road Panther Botany Feb 2023 #15

Ground hog... EYESORE 9001 Feb 2023 #17

I did my thread that way on purpose! imanamerican63 Feb 2023 #19

No, it doesn't make sense. Joe Cool Feb 2023 #21

Wow! imanamerican63 Feb 2023 #22

Yeah, I see what you mean. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #40

Wow. Hope it's not six more weeks of gratuitous meanness like that. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #30

It goes by many names. eShirl Feb 2023 #23

It is not a holiday, it is a tradition based off a superstition. nt Celerity Feb 2023 #25

Thanks for posting. In Pa we have Sheetzes, and yous or youns. twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #26

I know some people from Punxy gab13by13 Feb 2023 #27

No, no, no, that's the name of a movie with Bill Murray! LastDemocratInSC Feb 2023 #28

Heretics!!! Candlemas is the reason for the season!!! hatrack Feb 2023 #32

Heretic! It's Imbolc! Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #34

Why can't it be the ground hog's day? yardwork Feb 2023 #38