While Pennsylvania may look to Punxsutawney Phil for a weather prediction, the Chicago area turns to Woodstock Willie, a local, plump groundhog who lives in the far northwest suburb of Woodstock, where the famous 1993 movie 'Groundhog Day' was filmed.
, Thursday is predicted to be mostly sunny with a high temperature of around 31 degrees. But with a morning in the 20s, it will be much chillier, so"don't forget your booties cause it's coooooold out there!"Groundhog Day, on Feb.
"Folklore from Germany and France indicated that when marmots and bears came out of their winter dens too early, they were frightened by their shadow and retreated back inside for four to six weeks," the post continues."This was adopted by the Romans as Hedgehog Day. When Christianity came into being, the formerly pagan observance also came to be called Candlemas."
The earliest known American reference to Groundhog Day, the NWS says, was in a Morgantown, Pennsylvania, shopkeeper's journal entry dated Feb. 4, 1841. "Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas Day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap," the entry reads."But if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate."This article tagged under:
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