because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A big celebration is still held in the town to this day. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts that ...

Groundhog Day is somewhat of an amalgamation of the two traditions. While Imbolc marked the beginning of spring, it was technically more of a midpoint between seasons. The celebration was more ...

Last Sunday was Groundhog Day here in America. Locally, we waited for Concord Charlie in Athens to declare whether we would have six more weeks of winter or an early spring. In Punxsutawney, Penn., ...

The legendary groundhog made his prediction ... on during his yearly duty on Groundhog Day in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The party started early in the morning, hours before Phil ...

The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A big celebration is still held in the town to this day ...

and is also a precursor to Groundhog Day. "The name refers to the candles lit that day in churches, which celebrate the presentation of the Christ Child in the temple of Jerusalem," the Almanac ...