Groundhog Day

Question 1: Which Christian feast day, observed on February 2 and traditionally marked by the blessing of candles, carried weather proverbs that helped inspire the later U.S. Groundhog Day?

Question 2: In which Pennsylvania town do crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob each February to watch Punxsutawney Phil issue his spring forecast?

Question 3: According to Groundhog Day folklore, what does it mean if the groundhog emerges and sees its shadow on February 2?

Question 4: Based on analyses by climatologists and weather services, roughly how accurate have Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions been over the long term?

Question 5: Before groundhogs took center stage in Pennsylvania, which animal in German folk tradition served as the weather prophet at Candlemas, later inspiring the American custom?


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