did the groundhog see his shadow 2011

Punxsutawney Phil to bring good news to the twitter of Groundhog Day, February 2, 2011. He does not see his shadow, and tweeted the people across the country, hoping not to endure six weeks of winter:

The famous marmot uses social media spread the good news. Twitter had a lot of the big announcement, or viewed through a live streaming broadcast. Phil also announced that the winter will soon go to the fans on Facebook.

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groundhog day 2011

Punxsutawney Phil is one weatherman that everyone agrees is all style and no science, but he still manages to draw a crowd and the nation's attention on Feb. 2.

Each year the town of Punxsutawney, Pa., emerges to bask in the glow as everyone tunes in to see if the famous groundhog prognosticator will see his shadow on Groundhog Day.The myth goes another six weeks of winter weather is on its way if the groundhog sees his shadow as dawn breaks. No shadow means an early spring.

Phil's prediction will be seen at about 7:25 a.m. ET on Wednesday and will be simulcast on visitPA.com .Wikipedia.com stated that the holiday Groundhog Day was a German custom in Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. It possibly has origins in ancient European weather lore, though prior legends gave the prognosticating job to a badger or a sacred bear, not a groundhog.

There are also other similarities including the medieval Catholic holiday of Candlemas and the Pagan festival of Imbolc, the seasonal turning point of the Celtic calendar that comes between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.

The blog The Holiday Spot credits newspaper editor Clymer H. Freas and American Congressman W. Smith with launching the yearly festival in Punxsutawney in the late 1800s.