The first Groundhog Day was celebrated on Feb. 2, 1887, at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney. The holiday has roots in a few different religions, but it took a similar message from each of them.

Punxsutawney Phil is back at it again celebrating Groundhog Day with thousands in Pennsylvania on Sunday. So six more weeks of winter or early spring?

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2) Punxsutawney’s first Groundhog Day in Gobbler’s Knob dates back to February 2, 1887, when the town’s newspaper editor Clymer Freas informed his readers: “Today is groundhog day and up ...

February 2, 1886 - The Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper proclaims this date as Pennsylvania's first official Groundhog Day celebration. 1986 - Phil travels to Washington, DC to meet with President ...

Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day! Did you know there is a special “groundhog punch” that keeps Punxsutawney Phil alive? This lets him see his shadow (or not).

The history of this day has heavily intrigued me because the more I think about this holiday, the less I understand it. Groundhog.org’s homepage tells us that in 1886, the Punxsutawney newspaper made ...