The groundhogs — along with a tortoise, whose emergence from his winter hibernation foretells the coming of spring, and a prairie dog statue, whose shadow at sunrise predicts how long it will be until spring arrives — were ranked based on their accuracy over the past 20 years, using the March temperature averages for the U.S., NOAA said.

PETA is pitching an edible alternative to Punxsutawney Phil predicting the weather this upcoming Groundhog Day: A cake that when cut is blue or pink.

But if you’d rather not brave the chilly February pre-dawn weather this weekend, and still want to watch the reveal live, we have some options for you.

In place of a groundhog predicting the seasons, the animal rights group said a “weather reveal” cake would function like a gender reveal cake, with blue meaning a longer winter and pink meaning an early spring.

Groundhog Day is this weekend and on Sunday, Punxsutawney Phil will make his unofficial prediction on whether winter will continue or if spring will come early.

Looking at how this came to be you have to go back to early Christianity in Europe where a religious holiday of Candlemas Day was celebrated on February 2nd. These early Christians would bring their candles to their church to have them blessed in hopes that their blessing would bring blessings and warmth to their households for the rest of winter.

Lee Drutman explores the “two-party doom loop” of the U.S. political system and how proportional representation can break the cycle.

Where to rent or buy 'Groundhog Day' On most streaming platforms, you have 30 days to start watching the movie you have rented, and once you start playing it you have access to th

Sunday is Groundhog Day, the day that traditionally tells us how many more weeks of Winter are left. The website Yesterday's America offers five fun facts about the day.

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s. The origin of Groundhog Day in Milltown, New Jersey, traces to a promise a guy named Jerry Guthlein made to his sick wife in the mid-1990s.

Woodstock, Illinois, home site of filming for the 1993 classic “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray ... 568 miles from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home to Punxsutawney Phil and the annual ...