Groundhog Day
February 2, 2015
If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
So, what will our favorite furry forecaster have to say this year?
On February 2, Puxitawny Phil will once again be asked
to make his annual prediction.
Will spring be just around the corner?
Or are we in for six more weeks of winter?
On February 2, Puxitawny Phil will once again be asked
to make his annual prediction.
Will spring be just around the corner?
Or are we in for six more weeks of winter?
Phil began making his predictions
in 1887
but originally this was a secret ceremony with
only his prediction being revealed.
in 1887
but originally this was a secret ceremony with
only his prediction being revealed.
It has since grown into a national media event
as people gather at Gobbler's Knob,
a wooded knoll just outside of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
as people gather at Gobbler's Knob,
a wooded knoll just outside of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Phil interviewing Phil
In the movie "Groundhog Day,"
Punxsutawney is the setting
for the story about an arrogant weatherman,
Phil Connors,
who is doomed to repeat the day
until he "sees the error of his ways."
Punxsutawney is the setting
for the story about an arrogant weatherman,
Phil Connors,
who is doomed to repeat the day
until he "sees the error of his ways."
