Punxsutawney Phil The famous groundhog who is name for the west-facing Pennsylvania city in which the groundhog lives on the stump of a tree, predicted six months of cold winter this Thursday in the traditional Groundhog Day celebration.
“I had a feeling we got off a little easy so far this year, it is February,” said Pam Hashin, of Schuylkill County. “(But) it is unacceptable to not believe Phil.”
“I usually am a big fan of the six more weeks. I like the winter in January, February, but this year in Ohio, it’s been mostly rain and mud so I was kind of hoping for the early spring. He said Ryan Teti, a native of Coshocton County, Ohio. “I figured if you’re not going to give us the snow, then give us more autumn or give us back the summer. I’m tired of the rain and mud.”
The beloved groundhog took up his position for the 137th consecutive time at Gobbler’s Knob on Thursday morning.
The Punxsutawney Phil “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump in order to discover if he had seen his shadow. Based on the folklore it are six more winter months in case he can see his shadow. If not the shadow, spring arrives very early.
A large crowd gathered early to watch Phil make his forecast for the weather. This means that business is good for the tiny town of Jefferson County.
“We have 6,000 people that live here and it swells to 20 or 30,000,” said Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce President Katie Laska. “You can just imagine the impact that it has on our economy here.”
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