Are we going to get six more weeks of winter? On Groundhog Day we will find out. Every February 2 Punxsutawney Phil (and other regional burrowing celebrities) emerges from his burrow to predict the weather and forecast if winter will last another 6 weeks or not. Punxsutawney has an entire group of handlers that dress very dapper in black top hats to escort him out of his hole. Groundhog day is a great party theme for the cold days of winter when you are looking forward to warming up in the spring.
The Groundhog Day Party
Are you looking for a fun party theme in the middle of winter? Try a Groundhog Day party! Groundhog Day is technically on February second of every year and thousands of people across the country gather in towns like Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to have fun and celebrate the theory of Groundhog Day. Usually falling right during the coldest days of winter, Groundhog Day is a fun time to get together and hope that nature's weather forecaster will give us good news.
History of Groundhog Day
While there are several different versions of the story, Groundhog Day is generally believed to be a day when a groundhog will come out of his hole or burrow for the first time of the year to see what the weather is like. If the groundhog sees his shadow, because there are no clouds and a it's a windy day, he jumps back into his warm lair for another 6 weeks. If he doesn't see his shadow, then there are most likely moderate temperatures and milder weather due in the near future. Since everyone knows that groundhogs are skittish creatures, it only makes sense that they would be scared of their own shadows and frightened right back into their burrow, providing us a fool-proof weather forecasting tool.
