Many of you have heard of Groundhog Day; it is not a common favorite holiday, but it is important all the same. Do you know where Groundhog Day came from? Do you know what the significance of Groundhog Day is? Well, keep reading because you are about to find out.

Groundhog Day is celebrated in the United States and Canada. The purpose of Groundhog Day is to predict whether there will be six more weeks of winter, or an early spring. On February 2, a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobblers knob. If he sees his shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter; if he does not, there will be an early spring.

This tradition originated in Philadelphia from early settlers with their belief in Candlemas Day, that says "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May…” The first Groundhog Day was held in Punxsutawney Philadelphia 1800. After the groundhog comes out of his burrow, he whispers his prediction to the Groundhog Club Representative in groundhogese, which is then translated, and his prediction is made public to the world.