A look at the history of using groundhogs to predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring
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Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in the U.S., will forecast on Thursday when winter will end.
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The tradition dates back to the days of the ancient Romans, when people used hibernating anima
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The town of Punxsutawney, Pa., made history in 1887 when it started its own annual tradition of using groundhogs to make a prediction.
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The town named the prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil.
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If the groundhog emerges from its burrow on Feb. 2 and sees its shadow, that means there will be six more weeks of cold weather, according to tradition.
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If the groundhog doesn’t see its shadow, then warmer weather will soon usher in an early spring.
If the groundhog emerges from its burrow on Feb. 2 and sees its shadow, that means there will be six more weeks of cold weather, according to tradition