Monday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day. There is a long 139-year history behind this folklore and the annual ceremony in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The story begins with a diary entry by storekeeper James ...

Every winter, like clockwork, the history of Groundhog Day comes alive as millions of people pause to see whether a groundhog can predict the weather. It’s a strange but beloved ritual: a tiny animal, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When German immigrants came to the United States, they brought a weather-predicting tradition with them. According to German lore, ...

The handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania announced that he saw his own shadow Monday morning, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter and not ...

The spotlight returned to Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil said he predicted six more weeks of winter — not an early spring — after he saw ...

Do we have to bundle up a little longer or can we break out our spring clothes? Here's whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day.

This groundhog has found a new borough. For-hire Pennsylvania groundhog “Wolfgang” spotted his shadow at Brooklyn’s McCarren Park in front of a crowd of ecstatic hipsters Saturday, whispering his ...

Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, Black History Month, and more will take place in February.