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(CNN) โ Hereโs a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive.
February 2, 2025 - Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.
February 2, 2024 - Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow, calling for an early spring.
Facts
The groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2.
If the groundhog sees its shadow when it emerges, there will be six more weeks of winter.
If it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive soon.
This tradition started in Europe as Candlemas Day. Germans who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s brought the custom to America.
Pennsylvaniaโs Punxsutawney Phil is the most well-known, but more than a dozen states celebrate with their own groundhogs, such as Georgiaโs General Beauregard Lee and Buckeye Chuck in Ohio.
Punxsutawney Phil - Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
His full name is โPunxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary.โ
February 2, 1886 - The Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper proclaims this date as Pennsylvaniaโs first official Groundhog Day celebration.
1986 - Phil travels to Washington, DC to meet with President Ronald Reagan.
1993 - Columbia Pictures releases the movie, โGroundhog Day,โ starring Bill Murray. In the years following the release of the movie, crowds numbering as high as 30,000 have visited Gobblerโs Knob in Punxsutawney.
1995 - Phil appears on the Oprah Winfrey show.
January 27, 2010 - The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals suggests using a robotic groundhog in place of Punxsutawney Phil.
February 2, 2010 - For the first time, fans can register for a text message alert of Philโs prediction.
January 28, 2020 - PETA calls again on the keepers of Punxsutawney Phil to let him retire โ and to be replaced by an animatronic groundhog.
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