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Candlemas Day even has its own weather rhyme and…it lines up with why we look to the groundhog’s shadow for guidance. “If Candlemas be fair and bright, come, winter, have another flight.

Punxsutawney Phil woke up from his den in western Pennsylvania early Sunday with his yearly weather report.

On Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter for 2025.

Punxsutawney Phil is back at it again celebrating Groundhog Day with thousands in Pennsylvania on Sunday. So six more weeks of winter or early spring?

Catholic Connection to Groundhog Day If Candlemas be fair and bright, winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, winter will not come again ...

What is Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is rooted in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. During Candlemas, Christians would light candles ...

If he doesn’t, it’s a forecast of an early spring. Groundhog Day’s roots are in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox.

Groundhog Day marks the midpoint of winter and is traditionally used to predict how much longer the season will last.

The Christian festival known as Candlemas – a festival of light – is also observed on Feb. 2, and is also a precursor to Groundhog Day.