Printable Groundhog Day Activities - Printable Templates Web2 (2024)

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What are the two Groundhog Day options? ›

Sees His Shadow: If the plump prognosticator emerges from his hole on a clear day and sees his shadow, he will retreat, and there will be six more weeks of wintry weather. No Shadow: If he emerges from his burrow and does NOT see his shadow, then early spring weather is right around the corner.

Play games called Hot Dog, Toss the Hog, Groundhog Bingo, or Sshh! Silent Groundhog! There you'll also find the rules for a game called Spring or Snow: Spring or Snow is an easy game which asks students to try to predict Phil's prediction.

Groundhog Day 2024 was celebrated at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with the Inner Circle beginning their march to Gobbler's Knob at 5:15 a.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 2.

Where does Phil live? In his burrow of course! It is a manmade zoo that is climate controlled and light regulated. It is connected with Barclay Square, the town park, and the Punxsutawney Memorial Library.

The Roman calendar, in turn, had Celtic origins. February 2 concurs with Imbolc, one of the Celtic 'cross-quarter days', the four days which marked the midpoints between solstice and equinox. The groundhog (Marmota monax) is a hibernating rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels.

The groundhog has several nicknames, including “woodchuck,” “land beaver” and “whistlepig.” Woodchuck likely originates from a Native American word, wejack or woodshaw, and may have roots in the Algonquian name for the animal, wuchak.

DRINKING RULES FOR GROUNDHOG DAY:

Whenever the alarm clock turns 6:00 AM (the day loops back again) Any time you hear the name “Punxsutawney” Every time physical harm comes to Bill Murray (e.g. slaps, suicides)

Lifespan: In the wild, groundhogs can live up to six years with two or three being average. In captivity, groundhogs reportedly live up to 14 years. Breeding: Groundhogs tend to be solitary except in the spring when a litter of four to six young are born.

Punxsutawney Phil (/ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/) is a groundhog residing in Young Township near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration.

While the community's downtown is quaint, there's another location that draws tourists from near and far: Gobbler's Knob. Each February, hundreds of visitors and locals alike flock to a wooded location known as Gobbler's Knob to see Punxsutawney Phil predict when spring will arrive.

Does Punxsutawney Phil have a wife? ›

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WTAJ) — For the first time in 138 years, Punxsutawney Phil and his wife, Phyllis, have started a family. The world-famous groundhog is now the father of two healthy babies born Saturday.

Punxsutawney Phil's annual Groundhog Day prediction takes place at Gobbler's Knob, now a designated historic site. The Groundhog Zoo is Phil's home year-round.

The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyllis, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyllis recently gave birth to two healthy babies.

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only famous groundhog: At least 6 other states have their own weather prognosticators. As Phil has grown in popularity over the years, so too has the sage advice of Freddie, Jimmy and Chuck - other groundhogs who have started popping up with their own predictions.

In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil ascended from a tree stump and placed his bet on six more weeks of winter. In New York, Charles G. Hogg — aka Staten Island Chuck — emerged from his burrow to see no shadow and an early spring.

There are 80 weather-forecasting prognosticators in Canada or the USA who made predictions in 2024 — including 46 'alternative' groundhogs. Use the Groundhog Map to locate your fave prognosticator.

Chuck is more accurate than Phil

Since 1992, Staten Island Chuck has been correct in his predictions 68% of the time. In that same time period, Punxsutawney Phil has made the right call just 42% of the time. Even better news for fans of Chuck? He's more of an optimist…