History
BBC - Wiltshire Weather - It's Groundhog Day - again!The early settlers in Pennsylvania decided that if the sun shone on Candlemas Day then a wise animal such as the groundhog would see its own shadow and hurry back to its burrow for another six weeks of winter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/weather/groundhog.shtml
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Candlemas
Candlemas - Also called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin (Greek Hypapante), Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Observed 2 February in the Latin Rite.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03245b.htm
February Links - Debbie's Unit Factory
Quality Theme Units for Teachers and Home Schoolers.
http://www.themeunits.com/February_bk.html
Ground HOG Day... FACTS and Recipes
In 1887, Clymer H. Freas was inspired by a group of local hunters and gourmets who held a groundhog hunt around Candlemas followed by a picnic barbecue of fresh caught “whistle-pig” {http://www.myneighbourhood.ca/images/groundhogw.jpg}
http://www.myneighbourhood.ca/Content/GroundHogDay.html
Groundhog .org - the Official Site of the Punxsutawney Groun
Looking for answers to your Groundhog Day questions? You've come to the right spot! Click the links to the left to learn about various aspects of the Groundhog Day holiday, and how we've been celebrating it in Punxsutawney since 1886.
http://www.groundhog.org/about/
Groundhog Central
Jimmy the Groundhog lives in Sun Prairie Wisconsin, the official Groundhog Capital of the World!
http://www.groundhogcentral.com/
Groundhog Day
Brief article on infoplease.com about Groundhog Day and Groundhogs
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/groundhogday1.html
Groundhog Day
The Holiday Spots tribute to Groundhog Day
http://www.theholidayspot.com/groundhogday/
Groundhog Day
A brief history and a few links.
http://www.gojp.com/groundhog/
Groundhog Day - Groundhogs Day Holiday Website
123Holiday.net page includes history, wallpaper, songs and trivia about Groundhog Day.
http://groundhog-day.123holiday.net/
Groundhog Day - Is it Spring Yet? - Candlemas
The lowly groundhog, often called a woodchuck, is the only mammal to have a day named in his honor. The groundhog's day is February 2. Granted, it’s not a federal holiday; nobody gets off work. But still, to have a day named after you is quite a feat.
http://wilstar.com/holidays/grndhog.htm
Groundhog Day - Origins, Facts & Groundhog Day Fun - Punxsut
Article on the history of Groundhog day.
http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/punxsutawney/a/groundhog_day.htm
Groundhog Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia entry for Groundhog Day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_day
Groundhog Day and Chinese Astronomy
Essay exploring the links between Groundhog Day and Chinese Astronomy.
http://www.friesian.com/grndhog.htm
Groundhog day clip art and recipes plus celebrations and act
Browse Groundhog Day clip art, history, recipes, celebrations, fun, activities, and resources, plus holiday resources and extras. {http://z.about.com/d/webclipart/1/0/l/S/gndhog3xtt.gif}
http://webclipart.about.com/library/Extra/blgroundhog.htm
Groundhog Day History from Stormfax®
History of Groundhog day including an almanac of Punxsutawney Phil's preditions going back to 1887.
http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm
Holiday Page: Ground Hog's Day
Brief history, collection of links, and a some groundhog poetry.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Holidays/G/g_index.html#LINKS
Holiday Page: Ground Hog's Day
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Holidays/G/g_index.html
http://www.groundhog.org/history/tradition.shtml
http://www.groundhog.org/history/tradition.shtml
NOBLE Web: Groundhog Day
North of Boston Library Exchange Groundhog Day page with link to their card catalog for Groundhog Day books
http://www.noblenet.org/year/groundhog.html
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Home of the Groundhog
A very interesting and complete history of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County and Groudhog Day.
http://users.penn.com/~mweimer/index06.html
The Groundhog Capital of the World
For more than 50 years, Sun Prairie Groundhog club members and supporters have been proclaiming Sun Prairie to be "World Headquarters of the Groundhog." This proclamation has caused reverberations from the halls of congress, to the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and in the news media of the country.
http://www.groundhogcentral.com/history.php
The Weather Doctor Almanac 1998
And not just any shadow, but the shadow a small, furry member of the rodent family commonly known in North America as the groundhog. Or at least that is what "weather" folklore tells us.
http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc_1998/98feb04.htm
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