The Christian holiday of Candlemas falls on February Second. Many traditions relting to Candlemas purport to predict the remaining time until spring. some of these relat to groundhogs, bot others to bears and marmots. So it seems likely that Groundhog day being of February 2nd derives from German settlers' in Pennsylvania and how they treated Candlemas
Groundhog day falls on February 2 every year.
Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada.
Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2
7:25 am on Groundhog Day, February 2
Ground hog day always falls on Feb 2 every year. in the year 2010 that day will fall on Tuesday
The tradition of Groundhog Day started in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on 2 February 1887.
Groundhog Day
February 2.
Groundhog Day was officially established on February 2 by the U.S. Congress in 1978, but the tradition itself predates this official recognition. The date was chosen to align with the German tradition of Candlemas Day, rather than being changed from February 14. Therefore, no president specifically changed Groundhog Day from February 14 to February 2; the observance has always been on February 2.
Because it's Ground Hog Day
Feb 2 is Groundhog Day
It's on February 2 every year!