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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 17:49:42 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 17:52:25 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 17:53:29 GMT -4
Groundhog Day Webcast Feb. 2, 2012
Groundhog Day Webcast
Each Year a Web link of the telecast provided by PCN is available on the Pennsylvania tourism website. You can watch it as a webcast by going to their website at the link above. The link to PCN is added a few days before Groundhog Day and will show their everyday programming until Groundhog Day morning when the festivities are broadcast, usually starting about 6am EST. To see a high quality webcast you need a good high bandwidth internet connection. About Groundhog Day
February 2, 2012 will be Punxsutawney Phil's 126th prognostication! Join us for the World's most famous Folk Lore Celebration and Festival!
Looking for answers to your Groundhog Day questions? You've come to the right spot! Click the links to the left to learn about various aspects of the Groundhog Day holiday, and how we've been celebrating it in Punxsutawney since 1886. Explore the web site for all the answers you may have about the event, Punxsutawney Phil, The Groundhog Club, Video and Pictures of past events and media information.
Here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the holiday:
Yes! Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog. The others are just impostors.
How often is Phil's prediction correct? 100% of the time, of course!
How many "Phils" have there been over the years? There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 125 years!
Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the "elixir of life," a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life.
On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob - in front of thousands of followers from all over the world - to predict the weather for the rest of winter.
According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.
No! Phil's forecasts are not made in advance by the Inner Circle. After Phil emerges from his burrow on February 2, he speaks to the Groundhog Club president in "Groundhogese"(a language only understood by the current president of the Inner Circle). His proclamation is then translated for the world.
The celebration of Groundhog Day began with Pennsylvania's earliest settlers. They brought with them the legend of Candlemas Day, which states, "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May..."
Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made on February 2, 1887.
So the story goes, Punxsutawney Phil was named after King Phillip. Prior to being called Phil, he was called Br'er Groundhog.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 17:54:45 GMT -4
www.punxsutawney.com/Phil Says 6 More Weeks of Winter! Hear Ye Hear Ye Hear Ye! On Gobbler's Knob on this magnificent Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2012, Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators, was summoned from his burrow in the old oak stump by the tap of President Bill Deeley. At 7:25 a.m. he greeted his handlers, John Griffiths and Ron Ploucha. After casting an appreciative glance toward thousands of his faithful followers, Phil proclaimed: As I look at the crowd on Gobbler's Knob, Many shadows do I see So six more weeks of winter it must be!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 17:57:05 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 18:04:25 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2012 18:09:09 GMT -4
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Post by Hamsters82 on Feb 4, 2012 23:32:57 GMT -4
He looks pretty good for 125yrs old! Lol. I wonder how he feels, poor guy is sleeping (probably about to have a good dream too) and is woken up by two men who take him out into the cold just to see if he sees his shadow or not.
Poor Phil. One day maybe he'll get sick of those people pulling him out of a deep sleep and being tossed into the cold weather and bite those people, that'd be funny. I know..sometimes I have a weird sense of humor.
This is one of the dumbest days ever....my opinion and another opinion...why'd he have to see his shadow? I hate winter!! Hurry up spring!!! And hurry up Feb. 10, 13 & 14!!!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 5, 2012 1:42:43 GMT -4
Feb 12 is Lincoln's birthday. I like that too.
At least the ground hogs get fed regularly. and there was a hedgehog I mentioned above, too.
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