folk belief used for prediction, usually weather-related or superstitious
The spotlight will be on Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania on Friday morning, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil will announce whether ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring
- Annually, Phil's handlers, members of a late 19th-century club, reveal if the groundhog has seen his shadow.
- Following sunrise, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club disclosed Phil did not see his shadow, indicating an early springlike weather.
- The group indicates the groundhog seeing his shadow presages six more weeks of winter.
- About 10,000 people have visited Punxsutawney in recent years for the midwinter forecast festivities that begin in the dead of night.
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