The normal dayspring comes on the calendar.
Six weeks
Well, I'm not exactly sure, but I do have another question for you. Why is Groundhog's Day backwards? If Punxy Phil sees his shadow it means that there's gonna be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, it means that we're gonna have a nice long spring. You'd think that if he saw his shadow then gonna be sunlight, right? Wrong. The answer? Well it's simple. You see, cold winter air can't carry that much humidity so when spring rolls around there's gonna be rain because all the cold air is going away and humidity is coming back into the air. So when Punxy Phil doesn't see his shadow, you know that Spring is coming to town. Americans really do not rely on a groundhog anymore it is just something that is a tradition. We mostly use radars and such to tell us the seasons not animals
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 is the first day of spring
The first day of spring in 1960 was March 20.
3 times.
Punxsutawney Phil is the name of the famous Groundhog who predicts the weather. He resides in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
The famous groundhog on groundhog's day. If he sees his shadow, it's said that there will be 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, spring starts.
the groundhog looks out his hole , if he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter.
A groundhog who comes out once a year on Groundhog's day, and if he sees his shadow there are more weeks of winter, and if he doesn't see it, it's spring time.
No. Groundhog Day 2011 took place during a record breaking cold weather. However, contrary to the weather, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow and predicted an early spring during the year of the "Groundhog Day" storm of 2011.
According to Groundhog Day folklore, if the groundhog emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, winter will last another six weeks. If the groundhog does not see his shadow, then spring will arrive early.
In the beginning of February when it is Groundhog Day the (woodchuck) called often the groundhog comes out of his hole,if he sees his shadow that means there will be 6 more weeks of winter.If he does not see his shadow that means it is almost Spring.
Groundhog day is based on a superstition about the prediction of Spring. Groundhogs might emerge from their burrows, and if they stayed out for a while, then Spring would come early. If they went right back inside (or "saw their shadows"), then it would be another long winter.
The significance of this holiday is just to see how long winter will last. This is only for entertainment purpose and weather centers sometimes predict differently than the groundhog. Hope this helps!
They have a groundhogs day because way back when they thought that if it was sunny groundhogs day then winter was sure to come (or he sees his shadow) They also thought that if it was cold then spring was on it's way (or he doesn't see his shadow)
it is a European "culture" and people follow it here because we have descendants over in usa. the groundhog symbolizes the changing of winter into spring. this year the groundhog saw its shadow, so 6 more weeks of winter! i could live with that(:
It is important because if the groundhog sees it's shadow than its spring and the farmers can starting harvesting but if the groundhog doesn't then there is a few more weeks of winter.groundhog day is important because the groundhog see's it's shade and thinks it well be sring soon soo that is y
The groundhog comes out on Groundhog's Day, and if it sees it's shadow, it goes back in and we have 3 more weeks of winter. If it doesn't see it's shadow, winter is over.