WATCH LIVE: Punxsutawney Phil reveals whether 2023 will see early spring or six more weeks of winter
Thursday's celebration marks the 137th Groundhog Day, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, which handles Phil and the festivities.Tradition says that if Phil emerges and sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he emerges and doesn't see his shadow, warm weather will usher in spring early.
The tradition of using animals to predict the weather dates back to ancient times — the Romans would use hedgehogs to predict the arrival of spring every year on Feb. 5, according to the Wall Street Journal.— Washington Examiner February 2, 2023 Germans and Celts had their own version of the tradition that was brought to the United States through German and Dutch settlers in Pennsylvania, historian Dan Yoder wrote in his definitive history of the holiday.
Phil's longevity is attributed to a magical"elixir of life" he receives at the summer Groundhog Picnic. The elixir"magically gives him seven more years of life."
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