Today is Groundhog Day..............
February 2, 2022 -?Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Today is the day when meteorologists graciously step aside to let a furry rodent make its famed weather forecast.?
Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, will be coaxed from his burrow in western Pennsylvania early this morning as an anxious nation watches to find out whether we'll have an early spring or six more miserable weeks of cold and snow.
Groundhog Day has been celebrated in Punxsutawney since 1887. As the story goes, if a groundhog emerges from his burrow on February 2nd and sees his shadow, winter will last another six weeks. If he doesn’t see it, an early spring is around the corner.
The revelry culminates around 3:00 a.m. on February 2nd, when buses drop off thousands of visitors at the Gobbler's Knob amphitheater, where Phil makes his prediction. At this point, the party is in its eleventh hour. Phil’s faithful followers have attended back-to-back events all over Punxsatawney, including the town banquet, the Time Square-esque ‘Phil Drop’ at midnight, and the drinking of more than a few “Philsners” at local bars like the Burrow, Rumors and Midway Inn.
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Still, once everyone stumbles to the Knob, the real party begins. Bundled up against the cold, the crowd only pauses the singing and dancing to warm up by the bonfires. At 6:30 a.m., fireworks light up the predawn sky, signaling that it is time for Phil to make his prediction.
It’s the moment everyone has been waiting for. Phil is routed from his burrow by his top hat-wearing handlers. Sides are taken—are you team spring, or team snow? However, once Phil’s prognostication has been made, everyone’s on the same page: it’s time for coffee and a few doughnuts. And last, a quote from Phil Connors (played with excellent drollness by Bill Murray) in the movie Groundhog -?"Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."
Have a great day. Keith