- February 2, 1887The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania12. It was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas, who sold a group of businessmen and groundhog hunters—known collectively as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club —on the idea2. Gobbler’s Knob was the site of the first official Groundhog Day, where the groundhog saw his shadow1.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and it was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas. Gobbler’s Knob was the site of the first official Groundhog Day, where the groundhog saw his shadow.mdc.mo.gov/blogs/discover-nature-notes/groundho…
The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas, who sold a group of businessmen and groundhog hunters—known collectively as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club —on the idea.
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See all on WikipediaThe observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown , in Pennsylvania Dutch Country , according to the … See more
Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day ) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every … See more
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The Slumbering Groundhog Lodge, which was formed in 1907, has carried out the ceremonies that … See moreIn Croatia and Serbia, Orthodox Christians have a tradition that on February 2 (Candlemas) or February 15 (Sretenje, The Meeting of the Lord), … See more
• Old, W. C., and P. Billin-Frye (2004). The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman.
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The Pennsylvania Dutch were immigrants from German-speaking areas of Europe. The Germans had a … See moreStatistics
Punxsutawney Phil's statistics are kept by the Pennsylvania's Groundhog Club which cares for the animal. Phil has predicted 106 forecasts for … See moreThe holiday gained more prominence, particularly internationally, with the release of the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day with See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licence WEB2 Feb 2012 · The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions …
WEB24 Nov 2009 · Learn how the tradition of Groundhog Day started in 1887 at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Find out the origin, …
WEB11 May 2024 · Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundhog ( woodchuck) from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. The …
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WEB31 Jan 2017 · In 1886, the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper printed the first news of a Groundhog Day observance. The next year, everything fell into place.
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WEB1 Feb 2022 · Groundhog Day is a tradition that dates back to ancient Celtic and German folklore, and was popularised by German settlers in the US. The first official observance was in 1887 in Punxsutawney, …
WEB2 Feb 2023 · How did the U.S. end up celebrating Groundhog Day in the first place? It dates back to ancient traditions — first pagan, then Christian — marking the halfway …
WEBFebruary 1, extended into February 2, became Candlemas, and eventually Groundhog Day. All of these transitional days looked to the future, looked ahead to the next season, …
WEB1 Feb 2024 · But it wasn’t until the following year that the first official Groundhog Day celebration took place. Every year now thousands of people gather at a site called …
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WEB13 Jul 2013 · February 2, 1886 - The Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper proclaims this date as Pennsylvania’s first official Groundhog Day celebration. Phil has correctly predicted …
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