The Associated Press on MSN13d
Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day's deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil
Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the ...
The Hamilton Spectator14d
Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day’s deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil
but celebrating the midpoint between the shortest and darkest day of the year and the spring equinox has ancient roots in European agricultural life. Punxsutawney Phil is far from the only ...
The Boston Globe13d
Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day’s deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil
It's also known as a woodchuck, a whistle pig — or in the parlance of Pennsylvania Dutch, a language with German roots, a “grundsau.” Groundhogs are herbivores that are themselves edible to ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press13d
Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day's deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil
Yoder concluded the festival has roots in "ancient, undoubtedly prehistoric, weather lore." Why is it celebrated in Punxsutawney? Pennsylvania Germans settled in the area, and in the late 1880s ...
U.S. News & World Report14d
Beneath the Surface, Groundhog Day's Deep Roots Predate Punxsutawney Phil
Beneath the Surface, Groundhog Day's Deep Roots Predate Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating ...