The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

County Park & Zoo said its weather predicting hedgehog Elsa died last week, putting yet another New Jersey Groundhog Day in ...

According to folklore, we can expect an early spring if Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day.

According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough that he’ll turn back around—a sign that we’ll have another six weeks of winter ...

Pennsylvania's own Punxsutawney Phil is a product of a storied tradition (and superstitions) that stretch back years and ...

And you can’t test an animal for rabies unless it’s dead, he added. Bereft, the wranglers began an epic and exhaustive quest for a legal groundhog. The emotionally taxing journey proved harder ...

Groundhog Day is always observed on Feb. 2 ... As you might have guessed, it was a festival devoted to the dead and coincides with Halloween today. The church turned that holiday into All Saint ...

Groundhogs, also known as woodchunks ... U.S. News // 2 hours ago Siblings, ages 9 and 2, found dead in family van at Detroit casino parking lot Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Two young children died of ...

According to folklore, we can expect an early spring if Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day.