Groundhog Day
| Groundhog Day | |
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 Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Type | Cultural |
| Significance | Whether the groundhog sees its shadow and thus retreats back into his burrow determines how much longer winter will last (namely 6 more weeks) |
| Date | February 2 |
| Celebrations | Observing a groundhog emerging from its burrow and seeing whether it sees its shadow (ie the sun shines at that moment), announcing the result |
Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. If on the other hand, it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly "see its shadow" and retreat back into its burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks.[1]
Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early morning festivals are held to watch the groundhog emerging from its burrow. In southeastern Pennsylvania, Groundhog Lodges (Grundsow Lodges) celebrate the holiday with fersommlinge,[2] social events in which food is served, speeches are made, and one or more g'spiel (plays or skits) are performed for entertainment. The Pennsylvania German dialect is the only language spoken at the event, and those who speak English pay a penalty, usually in the form of a nickel, dime or quarter, per word spoken, put into a bowl in the center of the table.[3]
The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day received worldwide attention as a result of the 1993 film of the same name, Groundhog Day, which was set in Punxsutawney and featured Punxsutawney Phil.[4]
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History
The holiday, which began as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, has its origins in ancient European weather lore, wherein a badger or sacred bear is the prognosticator as opposed to a groundhog.[5] The holiday also bears some similarities to the medieval Catholic holiday of Candlemas.[6] It also bears similarities to the Pagan festival of Imbolc, the seasonal turning point of the Celtic calendar, which is celebrated on February 1 and also involves weather prognostication.[7]
Historical origins
An early American reference to Groundhog Day can be found in a diary entry,[8] dated February 5, 1841, of Berks County, Pennsylvania storekeeper James Morris:
In Scotland the tradition may also derive from an English poem:
As the light grows longer
The cold grows stronger
If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter will have another flight
If Candlemas be cloud and rain
Winter will be gone and not come again
A farmer should on Candlemas day
Have half his corn and half his hay
On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop
You can be sure of a good pea crop
This tradition also stems from similar beliefs associated with Candlemas Day[10] and Groundhog Day. Candlemas, also known as the Purification of the Virgin or the Presentation, coincides with the pagan observance Imbolc.
Alternative origin theories
In western countries in the Northern Hemisphere the official first day of Spring is almost seven weeks (46–48 days) after Groundhog Day, on March 20 or March 21. About 1,000 years ago, before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar when the date of the equinox drifted in the Julian calendar, the spring equinox fell on March 16 instead. This is exactly six weeks after February 2. The custom could have been a folk embodiment of the confusion created by the collision of two calendrical systems. Some ancient traditions marked the change of season at cross-quarter days such as Imbolc when daylight first makes significant progress against the night. Other traditions held that Spring did not begin until the length of daylight overtook night at the Vernal Equinox. So an arbiter, the groundhog/hedgehog, was incorporated as a yearly custom to settle the two traditions. Sometimes Spring begins at Imbolc, and sometimes Winter lasts 6 more weeks until the equinox.[11]
Locations
The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where crowds as large as 40,000[12] have gathered to celebrate the holiday since at least 1886.[13] Other celebrations of note in Pennsylvania take place in Quarryville in Lancaster County,[14] the Anthracite Region of Schuylkill County,[15] the Sinnamahoning Valley[16] and Bucks County.[17]
Outside of Pennsylvania, notable celebrations occur in the Frederick and Hagerstown areas of Maryland,[18] the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia,[19] Woodstock, Illinois,[20], Lilburn, Georgia[21] and among the Amish populations of over twenty states and at Wiarton, Ontario and Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia in Canada.[19] The University of Dallas in Irving, Texas has taken Groundhog Day as its official university holiday and organizes a large-scale celebration every year in honor of the Groundhog.[22]
Famous groundhogs and predictions
Many towns that celebrate Groundhog Day throughout North America have winter-predicting groundhogs. By far, the most notable groundhog is Punxsutawney Phil of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Other groundhogs of note include Smith Lake Jake, Staten Island Chuck, General Beauregard Lee, Shubenacadie Sam and Wiarton Willie.
Groundhog Day proponents state that the rodents' forecasts are accurate 75% to 90% of the time.[23] A Canadian study for 13 cities in the past 30 to 40 years puts the success rate level at 37%.[23] Also, the National Climatic Data Center reportedly has stated that the overall prediction accuracy rate is around 39%.[24]
WKBW-TV meteorologist Mike Randall put it a different way: since there are always six more weeks of winter after Groundhog Day, and the concept of early spring in the astronomical sense simply does not exist, then whenever the groundhog sees its shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter, the groundhog is always right, but whenever it predicts an early spring, it is always wrong. The results have an approximate 80% rate of accuracy, the average percentage of times a groundhog sees its shadow.[25]
Predictions by year
| Date | Prediction | Groundhog | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Early spring[26] | ||
| 2010 | Early Spring[27] | Octoraro Orphie | Quarryville, Pennsylvania |
| 2010 | Early Spring[28] | Sir Walter Wally | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 2010 | Early spring[29] | Jimmy the Groundhog | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
| 2010 | Early spring[30] | General Beauregard Lee | Snellville, Georgia |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter[31] | Smith Lake Jake | Graysville, Alabama |
| 2010 | Early spring[32] | Staten Island Chuck | Staten Island (New York City) |
| 2010 | Early spring[33] | Woodstock Willie | Woodstock, Illinois |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter[34] | Wiarton Willie | Wiarton, Ontario |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
| 2010 | Early spring[35] | Uni | Myerstown, Pennsylvania |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter | Spanish Joe | Spanish, Ontario |
| 2010 | Early spring[36] | Dunkirk Dave | Dunkirk, New York |
| 2010 | Early Spring[37] | Buckeye Chuck | Marion, Ohio |
| 2010 | Early Spring[38] | Balzac Billy | Balzac, Alberta |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter | Shubenacadie Sam | Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia |
| 2010 | Early Spring[39] | French Creek Freddie | French Creek, West Virginia |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter[40] | Chuckles | Manchester, Connecticut |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter[41] | Woody | Howell, Michigan |
| 2010 | 6 more weeks of winter[42] | Stormy Marmot | Aurora, Colorado |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[26] | Gus | Athens, Georgia |
| 2009 | Early Spring[43] | Queen Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter | Spanish Joe | Spanish Ontario |
| 2009 | Early Spring | General Beauregard Lee | Atlanta Georgia |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
| 2009 | Early spring[44] | French Creek Freddie | French Creek, West Virginia |
| NBC4i.com]</ref> | Buckeye Chuck | Marion, Ohio | |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter | Smith Lake Jake | |
| 2009 | Early Spring[45] | Malverne Mel | Malverne, New York |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[46] | Woodstock Willie | Woodstock, Illinois |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[47] | Jimmy the Groundhog | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[48] | Octoraro Orphie | Quarryville, Pennsylvania |
| 2009 | Staten Island Chuck predicts spring is near. Staten Island Live news alert. 2 February 2009.</ref> | Staten Island Chuck | Staten Island (New York City) |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[49] | Wiarton Willie | Wiarton, Ontario |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[49] | Shubenacadie Sam | |
| 2009 | 6 more weeks of winter[50] | Punxsutawney Phil | Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
| 2009 | Early Spring[51] | Dunkirk Dave | Dunkirk, New York |
| 2008 | 6 more weeks of winter[52] | Stormy Marmot | Aurora, Colorado |
| 2008 | 6 more weeks of winter[53] | Smith Lake Jake | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[54] | Jimmy the Groundhog | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[55] | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[56] | Pat Lane | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[57] | Balzac Billy | |
| 2008 | 6 more weeks of winter[58] | Sir Walter Wally | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[57] | Wiarton Willie | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[59] | General Beauregard Lee | |
| 2008 | 6 more weeks of winter[59] | Queen Charlotte | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[60] | Malverne Mel | |
| 2008 | 6 more weeks of winter[61] | West Indies Wilbur | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[57] | Shubenacadie Sam | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[60] | Staten Island Chuck | |
| 2008 | Early Spring[62] | Buckeye Chuck | |
| 2007 | 6 more weeks of winter | ||
| 2007 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe/ | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | Staten Island Chuck | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | Wiarton Willie | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | Shubenacadie Sam | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | General Beauregard Lee | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | Malverne Melissa | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | Buckeye Chuck | |
| 2007 | Early Spring | ||
| 2007 | Early Spring | ||
| 2006 | Early Spring[63] | Stormy Marmot | Aurora, Colorado |
| 2006 | 6 more weeks of winter | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2006 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2006 | 6 more weeks of winter | Buckeye Chuck | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Wiarton Willie | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Fountains Hills Weasel | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | General Beauregard Lee | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Staten Island Chuck | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Shubenacadie Sam | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Jimmy the Groundhog | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | Malverne Mel | |
| 2006 | Early Spring | French Creek Freddie | |
| 2005 | 6 more weeks of winter | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2005 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2005 | 6 more weeks of winter | Shubenacadie Sam | |
| 2005 | 6 more weeks of winter | Spanish Joe | |
| 2005 | 6 more weeks of winter | Octoraro Orphie | |
| 2005 | Early Spring | Wiarton Willie | |
| 2005 | Early Spring | Jimmy the Groundhog | |
| 2005 | Early Spring | General Beauregard Lee | |
| 2005 | Early Spring | Balzac Billy | |
| 2005 | Early Spring | Staten Island Chuck | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | Wiarton Willie | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | Spanish Joe | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | Balzac Billy | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | General Beauregard Lee | |
| 2004 | 6 more weeks of winter | Malverne Mel | |
| 2003 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2003 | Early Spring | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2003 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe | |
| 2002 | 6 more weeks of winter | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2002 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2002 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe | |
| 2001 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2001 | Early Spring | Dunkirk Dave | |
| 2001 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe | |
| 2000 | 6 more weeks of winter | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 2000 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe | |
| 1999 | Early Spring | Punxsutawney Phil | |
| 1999 | Early Spring | Spanish Joe |
Groundhog Day in popular culture
- At the end of Disney's 1930 Silly Symphonies short film Winter, Mr. Groundhog the Weather Prophet comes out of his hole to determine whether or not there will be more winter. At first, he does not see his shadow, but the clouds clear and his shadow appears, causing him to run back inside. At this point, the winds picks up again and winter continues.
- In the 1979 Rankin-Bass Christmas TV special Jack Frost, a crucial plot point in the story involves Jack casting his own shadow on Groundhog Day for six more weeks of winter. At the end of the story it is revealed that the narrator (voiced by Buddy Hackett) is the groundhog.
- The 1993 comedy movie Groundhog Day takes place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on this day (although the majority of the movie was actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois). The main character (played by Bill Murray) is forced to relive the day over and over again until he can learn to give up his selfishness and become a better person.[64] In popular culture, the phrase "Groundhog Day" has come to represent going through a phenomenon over and over until one spiritually transcends it.[65]
- Sega often connects promotions for its Sonic the Hedgehog franchise to February 2, dubbing it "Hedgehog Day." It started with Sonic the Hedgehog 3, a Genesis game released in North America on February 2, 1994. "Hedgehog Day" is also an episode in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book.
- In the episode "Next Question" of the children's animated show, As Told by Ginger, Carl and Hoodsey liberate the town's groundhog so they can sell scarves remembering their Groundhog, Pete. When the matter is investigated, a monkey, Mr. Licorice, is found in the hole and people think that he ate Pete.
- In an episode of The O.C. titled "The Groundhog Day," Seth Cohen and Che attempt to save the animal used on Groundhog Day in their town of Newport.
- On January 9, 2006, the Pennsylvania Tourism Office presented installments of the Groundhog 202 film series, a Groundhog Day promotion that played off The Shining. The film shows what happens when the groundhog, stuck inside for 364 days, goes mad with cabin fever. On January 11, 2007, the Pennsylvania Tourism Office presented installments of the Groundhog Crossing film series, a Groundhog Day promotion that depicted the departure of the Shadow from his friend the Groundhog in an attempt to stop the cycle of winter predictions.
- Nintendo's GameCube game, Animal Crossing celebrates Groundhog Day on February 2 as well. The mayor of the in-game town mentions it's the day "The groundhog fairy comes around to give groundhogs to all the good little boys and girls" and a mole character takes up the role of Groundhog for the celebrations.
- In the PlayStation 3 game LittleBigPlanet, a free costume is given out in celebration during the week of Groundhog Day.
- The comic book Hack/Slash: Entry Wound featured a Groundhog Day-based villain, an undead serial killer buried in Pennsylvania who would awaken and bring six weeks of death if the groundhog saw its shadow.
Similar customs
A strikingly similar and almost identical custom is celebrated among Orthodox Christians in Serbia on February 15 (February 2 according to local Julian calendar) during the feast of celebration of Sretenje or The Meeting of the Lord. It is believed that on this day the bear will awake from winter dormancy, and if in this sleepy and confused state it sees (meets) its own shadow, it will get scared and go back to sleep for an additional 40 days, thus prolonging the winter. Thus, if it is sunny on Sretenje, it is the sign that the winter is not over yet. If it is cloudy, it is a good sign that the winter is about to end.
In Germany, June 27 is "Siebenschläfertag" (Seven Sleepers Day). If it rains that day, the rest of summer is supposedly going to be rainy. While it might seem to refer to the "Siebenschläfer" squirrel (Glis Glis), also known as the "edible dormouse," it actually commemorates the Seven Sleepers (the actual commemoration day is July 25).
In the United Kingdom, July 15 is known as St. Swithun's day. It was traditionally believed if it rained on that day, it would rain for the next 40 days and nights.
In Alaska, February 2 is observed as Marmot Day rather than Groundhog Day because few groundhogs exist in the state. The holiday was created by a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in 2009 and signed by then-Governor Sarah Palin that year.[66]
Notes
- ↑ Cohen, p. 57.
- ↑ Yoder, p. xii.
- ↑ Rosenberger, Homer Tope (1966). The Pennsylvania Germans: 1891-1965. Lancaster, PA: Pennsylvania German Society. pp. 194–199. OCLC 1745108.
- ↑ Yoder, pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Yoder, p. i
- ↑ Yoder, pp. 49-52.
- ↑ Yoder, p. 43.
- ↑ History Society of Berks County, Reading, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ The attribution to the "Germans" may be based on contemporary hearsay or an isolated reference: there is no commonly known tradition in modern Germany relating Candlemas to the weather.
- ↑ "About Groundhog Day". Groundhog.org. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. http://www.groundhog.org/about/. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ↑ Groundhog Day, Margaret Kruesi. Journal of American Folklore. Washington: Summer 2007. Vol. 120, Iss. 477; p. 367+
- ↑ David Park, PhD (2006). "Happy Groundhog Day to You!". http://www.americandaily.org/document/070202%20Groundhog%20Day.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ↑ Yoder, p. 9.
- ↑ Yoder, pp. 19-28.
- ↑ Yoder, pp. 29-30.
- ↑ Yoder, pp. 30-31.
- ↑ Yoder, p. 31.
- ↑ Yoder, pp. 32-33.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Yoder, pp. 33.
- ↑ Groundhog Days Woodstock IL
- ↑ All About General Beau Lee of the Yellow River Game Ranch
- ↑ University of Dallas - Student Activities
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Phillips, David. "Groundhog Day". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation of Canada. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC832027.
- ↑ "Groundhog Day". Pet Love Shack. http://www.petloveshack.com/groundhog.html.
- ↑ Randall, Mike. GROUND HOGS DO NOT AGREE! On 6 More Weeks Of Winter?. WKBW-TV. 2 February 2009. Presented as such in the TV report but not in the online version.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Vanhoose, Joe (2010-02-03). Furry forecaster sees early spring
- ↑ Spring almost here, Orphie says. Lancaster Newspapers. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ Sir Walter Wally, Punxsutawney Phil disagree on winter's end. Raleigh News Observer (2010-02-02).
- ↑ Groundhog Central
- ↑ Groundhog Day 2008 at the Yellow River Game Ranch!
- ↑ up Alabama 42 news
- ↑ Staten Island Chuck makes his Groundhog Day prediction. Staten Island Advance (2010-02-02).
- ↑ Northwest Herald | Woodstock Willie: An early spring is coming
- ↑ The Canadian Press: Mix of cheers and groans as Wiarton Willie predicts six more weeks of winter
- ↑ Snyder, Steve (2010-02-02). Uni's forecast: Early spring. Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ↑ Official Dunkirk Dave site Though he did see his shadow, it was invalidated because of artificial lighting.
- ↑ "Weather-Predicting Groundhogs Don’t Agree". WCMH-TV. 2010-02-02. http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/buckeye_chuck_to_make_predicition_today/31091/.
- ↑ Lake Jake+agrees+with+Shubenacadie+Punxsutawney+Phil+more+weeks+winter/2512317/story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+canwest/F228+(The+Province+-+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader "Alberta's Balzac Billy disagrees with Ontario's Wiarton Willie about 6 more weeks of winter". . 2010-02-02. http://www.theprovince.com/life/Smith Lake Jake+agrees+with+Shubenacadie+Punxsutawney+Phil+more+weeks+winter/2512317/story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+canwest/F228+(The+Province+-+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader.
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- ↑ Marmot Adventures Groundhog Day 2010
- ↑ N.C. Groundhog, Hog Differ On Winter Weather Outlook - News Story - WSOC Charlotte
- ↑ West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio
- ↑ Groundhog bites Bloomberg at ceremony; on LI, Holtsville Hal sees shadow; Malverne Mel does not
- ↑ Daily Herald | Woodstock Willie: Bundle up; more winter ahead
- ↑ Sun Prairie Chamber Of Commerce: Groundhog Day
- ↑ LancasterOnline.com:News:Orphie says: Button up!
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 "No surprises as Wiarton Willy and pals predict more winter". London Free Press. 2009-02-02. http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/02/02/8234661.html.
- ↑ "Groundhog Predicts More Winter Weather". Associated Press. 200-02-02. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h9QyJTGgYYlXk_v2-dys7Cz9BCsgD8UI7EQ80.
- ↑ Dunkirk Dave predicts early spring. Dunkirk Observer news alert. 2 February 2009.
- ↑ Marmot Adventures Groundhog 2008
- ↑ "Groundhog Predicts More Winter Weather". Associated Press. 2008-02-02. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h9QyJTGgYYlXk_v2-dys7Cz9BCsgD8UI7EQ80.
- ↑ "Wisconsin's Jimmy the groundhog predicts an early spring". Associated Press (WBAY-TV). 2008-02-03. http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=7815124.
- ↑ West, Shirley (2008-02-03). "Early spring? Dunkirk Dave says yes!". Dunkirk Observer. http://www.observertoday.com/articles.asp?articleID=19028.
- ↑ Limey, Franklin. Pat Lane Calls Early Spring Yet Again! Yankee Herald 3 February 2008.
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 "Canada's groundhogs agree: Spring's coming early". CTV. 2008-02-02. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080202/groundhog_day_080202/20080202?hub=TopStories.
- ↑ Stradling, Richard. "2008-02-03". The News & Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/920232.html.
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 Lytle, Steve (2008-02-02). "Charlotte's groundhog sees shadow". The Charlotte Observer. http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/474658.html.
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 "An early spring, says Malverne Mel". Newsday. 2008-02-02. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liground0202,0,1636022.story.
- ↑ ""West Indies Wilbur" Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter". Live From St. Kitts. 2008-02-02. http://livefromstkitts.dreamhosters.com/2008/02/02/west-indies-wilbur-predicts-six-more-weeks-of-winter/.
- ↑ "Buckeye Chuck Fails to See Shadow". WCMH. 2008-02-02. http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-02-02-0002.html.
- ↑ Marmot Adventures Stormy the Prognosticator
- ↑ Groundhog Day (1993)
- ↑ "The spiritual power of repetitive form: Steps toward transcendence in Groundhog Day." Suzanne Daughton, Critical Studies in Mass Communication. Annandale: Jun 1996. Vol. 13, Iss. 2; p. 138, 17 pgs
- ↑ The Associated Press. "Alaska to celebrate its first Marmot Day," Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Feb. 1, 2010. Accessed Feb. 1, 2010.
References
- Cohen, H.; Coffin, T.P. (1987). The Folklore of American Holidays. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research.
- Yoder, Don (2003). Groundhog Day. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0811700291.
Further reading
- Aaron, Michael A., Brewster B. Boyd, Jr., Melanie J. Curtis, Paul M. Sommers, Punxsutawney's Phenomenal Phorecaster. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan., 2001), pp. 26–29 doi 10.2307/2687216
- Old, W.C., and P. Billin-Frye. The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman, 2004.
- Pulling, A.F. Around Punxsutawney. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2001.
External links
- Groundhog Day - The Official Website of the Punxsatawney Groundhog Club
- History of Groundhog Day
- Famous Groundhogs Around the World - Punxsutawney Phil to Wiarton Willie
- Groundhog Days in Woodstock, IL
- Wiarton Willie Festival - Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
- Proclamation to the Defeat of Groundhog Day
- Groundhog Day at the Open Directory Project
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