It's supposed to mean that we will have an early Spring. If he did see his shadow, we'd have 6 more weeks of winter, but he didn't so our winter is supposed to be short.
The groundhog did indeed see his shadow and there will be six more weeks of winter.
According to tradition, if the groundhog sees its shadow on Groundhog Day, there will be six more weeks of winter.
In the 1970s, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day in the years 1972, 1975, and 1976. These occasions are celebrated by fans of the tradition as heralding an early spring. The other years in the decade featured Phil seeing his shadow, predicting a longer winter.
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No, they did not. Neither did the North Carolina's official groundhog, Sir Walter Wally, see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2016.
He did not see his shadow.
No, the point of the Groundhog Day is to see if there will be a longer winter. If the Groundhog "sees" his shadow, then there will be a longer winter. If the Groundhog doesn't "see" his shadow, then the winter for that year will be over. Personally, I think the Groundhog Day is very biased because what they do is take a groundhog and hold him up against lights so everyone may see. Well, if there are many of bright lights, his shadow will definitely be there won't it? (: