groundhog day

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Each year on February 2nd we have to sit around and wait on Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania to know whether we're going to have more winter, or if spring will come early.  Texas has apparently had enough of that nonsense, and that's why we're answering with Bee Cave Bob, the Armadillo.

Groundhog Day was first celebrated on February 2, 1886 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but the legend of the groundhog’s prognosticating prowess was first established a year later. A group of devoted followers went to Gobbler’s Knob to spread word that the little rodent had special powers to determine the length of the winter. If the furry mascot emerges from its cave only to scamper back in withou

It's reported that the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, did NOT see his shadow when he was dragged out of his hole this morning in that small Pennsylvania town. Legend says that means we're going to have an early spring. Have you ever wondered why Americans make such a big deal out of Groundhog Day?  Where did that come from?