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It happens only once a year—the day we place all our hopes for good weather with a groundhog. Punxsutawney Phil, the bearer of spring (or six more weeks of dreaded winter, depending on whether or not his shadow appears), makes his 122nd appearance this coming Monday. The most famous rodent in Pennsylvania has been on Oprah, met with President Reagan, and attracted an audience of as many as 30,000 people on Feb. 2. Festivities in Punxsutawney, about 85 miles east of Pittsburgh, kick off on Friday. One highlight is the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center, where you can learn where folklore and science meet when predicting the weather. And Phil's trainer will be making the rounds to teach everyone about the lovable groundhog.
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And no worries about missing that weekend's other, even bigger event: on Sunday, the Super Bowl will be shown live in the community center, to be followed by the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day.
If you can't be there to celebrate with Phil, there will be live video of the event on visitpa.com.
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See a video of Groundhog Day 2008
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If you want a great story about Groundhogs traveling - check out this story from the Times a few years ago. I love the photo of the groundhog at the top of the stairs:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/nyregion/12groundhog.html?scp=1&sq=groundhog+staten+island+zoo&st=nyt
Posted By Janelle on January 29, 2009, 2:34 PM
I'm eagerly awaiting February 2. I'm one of those
rare people who don't find this holiday insipid. My
appreciation for it derives from a combination of my
love for folklore and my hatred for winter....
You see, for the winter-weary, February 2 is an
important day: it is the midpoint between the winter
solstice and the spring equinox. As such, it is a
milepost of significant psychological import on the
arduous journey from winter to spring.
Posted By David Beaulieu on January 22, 2010, 1:54 PM