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The Anatomy of Groundhog Day
On Feb. 2, select groundhogs all over the United States and Canada will be the center of a holiday that began in the late 19th century.
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On Feb. 2, select groundhogs all over the United States and Canada will be the center of a holiday that began in the late 19th century.
The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is the largest member of the squirrel family.
Legend suggests that when the hibernating mammal emerges from his burrow on Groundhog Day, the midpoint between winter and spring, he is able to predict weather. Fanfare, ceremony, and a break from cabin fever catapults the small Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney into the national spotlight.