The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

The letter also urged Groundhog Day officials to “sprinkle some happiness” into Phil’s life by letting him retire.

By Emily Mayer Groundhog Day is a custom brought to the United States with the arrival of German immigrants, particularly the Pennsylvania Dutch of Pennsylvania. Deutsch is the German word for Germans ...

Discover the fascinating origins of Groundhog Day, a blend of ancient European folklore and American tradition, as ...

For those who have seen Punxsutawney Phil on television, it’s easy to see groundhogs are a pretty sizable rodent. Groundhogs ...

Harleysville Hank has once again predicted an early spring. Over 300 residents gathered at the Mennonite Heritage Center on ...

Weather watchers need not fret, there’s hope despite Punxsutawney Phil’s depressing prediction of six more weeks of winter. Grover the Groundhog, Schuylkill County’s venerable prognosticator, failed ...

Find out what the stars have in store for you this Sunday, February 2, 2025, according to the predictions made by The Prodigy ...

Since 1886, when the tradition began, Groundhog Day has been held on Feb. 2 every year. But it wasn’t always about a ...

While Phil calls for six more weeks of winter, Birmingham Jill, Buckeye Chuck, and others are forecasting an early spring ...

The village in Castilla-La Mancha, central Spain, has celebrated the “Endiablada” (Brotherhood of the Devils) festival on ...

Sunday was Groundhog Day and the world’s most famous groundhog of all time, Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania woodchuck, made his annual appearance. Each year, he is hauled out of his fake tree ...