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Groundhog Day

According to the legend, on groundhog day, February 2nd, if the groundhog comes out of hibernation and sees its shadow, then winter will last another 6 weeks.

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Is there school on groundhog day?

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Yes. Groundhog day (Feb 2nd) is not a holiday. Unless Groundhog days falls on a Saturday or Sunday then there is school.

When was Gus the groundhog created?

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Gus the groundhog, an animatronic character, was created in 2008 by Schell Brothers, a homebuilder based in Delaware. Gus is known for his prediction about the arrival of spring on Groundhog Day, similar to Punxsutawney Phil.

What day is Independence Day 2010?

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Independence Day in the United States is always celebrated on July 4th, so Independence Day 2010 was on Sunday, July 4th.

What is the meaning of groundhog day?

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Groundhog day is based on a superstition about the prediction of Spring. Groundhogs might emerge from their burrows, and if they stayed out for a while, then Spring would come early. If they went right back inside (or "saw their shadows"), then it would be another long winter.

Groundhog Day is at what location?

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The groundhog (Marmota monax) is a large rodent indigenous to North America, and its population is not restricted to a single city and state. If the question is really about a particular groundhog honored on Groundhog Day, which is a celebration held in the United States and Canada on February 2nd each year, then the groundhog in question is one known as "Punxsutawney Phil." He is thus named for the city where one of the largest celebrations of Groundhog Day takes place in the United Staes: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. In Canada, the famed groundhog is "Wiarton Willie," so named for Wiarton, Ontario.

According to folklore, if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day fails to see its shadow, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end.

How long is winter to a groundhog?

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Winter is just as long to a groundhog as to us, but supposedly, groundhogs can predict the season changes.

According to the legend, if the groundhog on leaving its burrow does not see his shadow, it will leave the burrow , which it means that winter will soon end. If, however, it "sees his shadow" and is frightened, it will go back into the Burrow, meaning that winter will last six more weeks.

Did the groundhog showed his shadow?

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In 2010, Sorry to say, yes, he did! 6 more weeks of winter! aw man! But 2011, he did not. Early spring folks.

What happens when the groundhog doesnt see his shadow?

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Yes. The groundhog saw his shadow. Today is 2-2-10.

Why do groundhog need only a little oxygen during it's winter sleep?

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I think its because the groundhogs maybe build their burrows beside lot's of trees so they can get air. I had this question on a school assignment and pretended i didn't see coz i didn't know the answer lol.

Did Jackie Robinson have any siblings?

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Chaque collection Jackie Mack est réalisée en argent sterling 925 ou en laiton luxueusement plaqué en or 18 carats, or blanc ou or rose 14 carats. Des pierres de zircone cubique étincelantes embellissent nombre de nos pièces accrocheuses. Ils utilisent des matériaux durables, minimisant l'impact environnemental en utilisant des métaux recyclés et d'autres matériaux lorsque cela est possible.

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In what Pennsylvania city does the official Groundhog appear?

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Punxsutawney, PA.

Punxsutawney Borough which is the home of Punxsutawney Phil.

Who is Punxsutawney Phil?

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He has a local vet.

What radio station did Phil work for in the movie ground hog day?

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He was the weatherman on TV Channel 9 in Pittsburgh.

The station is fictitious.

Is dooms day on 21-12-12?

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Not likely that the world is going to end on December 21 2012, but change is coming and this date may mark the end of the world as we know it.

That date represents the end of the Mayan calender. Not even the Mayans believed that the world would end at that point in time they simply saw it as the beginning of a new age in their cyclic calender system.

However, if you want to make lots of money write a book about the end of the world in 2012 and get lots of mugs to buy into it and youll become rich.

Oh, and the world didn't end in the year 1800, 1900, or 2000 as "predicted" by Nostrodamus, so if you get it wrong just shift the goal posts and pretend that you knew the outcome all along and write another book about it!

What is the groundhogs first name?

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The first groundhog name was Phil

When did Groundhog Day start?

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Although Groundhog day began to be celebrated in North America during the 18th and 19th centuries (most historians say it began in 1887) it has been celebrated in Europe for hundreds or thousands of years before that. The original weather wise animal was a badger or sacred bear but for convenience, or perhaps safety, the groundhog was chosen as the go to critter in North America.

Since the beginning of Groundhog Day how often does the groundhog see his shadow?

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Since 1887 Punxsutawney Phil has: * Seen his shadow 97 times * Not seen his shadow 15 times * No recorded record 9 times

Is the groundhog on Groundhog Day real?

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No ground hogs day is not real because scientist that are called Meteorologist study the weather for a period of time and when they come to the conclusion of whether it is six more weeks of winter or an early spring and then when the mayor picks up the groundhog the meteorologists tell him threw a mini microphone the answer

What was the temperature on groundhog day 1971?

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nobody recorded that day, ask someone else

Why is February 2 called a groundhog day?

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The Christian holiday of Candlemas falls on February Second. Many traditions relting to Candlemas purport to predict the remaining time until spring. some of these relat to groundhogs, bot others to bears and marmots. So it seems likely that Groundhog day being of February 2nd derives from German settlers' in Pennsylvania and how they treated Candlemas