02 February 2024 - Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts early summer
Did the groundhog see his shadow? See results of Punxsutawney Phil's 2024 winter forecast
Emily Deletter (USA Today, 02/01/2024)
It's official: spring is right around the corner.
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow in front of thousands of spectators Friday morning at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, part of the annual Groundhog Day tradition celebrated in the U.S. and Canada. That means, according to the legend, we're in for an early spring.
Groundhog Day: Furry rodents tell us if spring is around the corner
Sonja Puzic (CTV News, 02/02/2024)
Celebrity groundhog Shubenacadie Sam(opens in a new tab) slowly waddled out of her tiny barn this morning and, under a grey Nova Scotia sky, reportedly could not see her shadow.
According to centuries-old folklore, that's good news for Canadians tired of wintry weather.
Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024
Joe Brandt, Jim Donovan, Kate Bilo (CBS News, 02/02/2024)
Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way.
Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob to hear Punxsutawney Phil make his prediction.
Groundhog Day: The European origins of the bizarre US tradition
Tim Gallagher (Euronews, 02/02/2024)
Every year a furry rodent crawls from a tree to predict the weather, but what European beliefs inspire the event which has been immortalised on screen and stage?