Is Spring on the Way? Ask a Groundhog!

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on February 1, 2013
Sir Walter Wally is Raleigh, North Carolina's groundhog. Photograph by Rabbitrabbit002 / Dreamstime.com
Sir Walter Wally is Raleigh, North Carolina's groundhog. Photograph by Rabbitrabbit002 / Dreamstime.com

Saturday, February 2, is Groundhog Day! According to legend, if a groundhog sees his shadow, we can expect six more weeks of wintery weather. If there’s no shadow, spring is on the way! The most famous groundhog is Pennsylvania’s Punxatawney Phil. There are other weather-predicting groundhogs too, such as Raleigh, North Carolina’s Sir Walter Wally (pictured above) and Washington, D.C.’s “National Groundhog” Potomac Phil.

What is your prediction? Will we have six more weeks of winter?

Learn more about Punxatawney Phil on National Geographic News.

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Comments

  1. EJ :)
    February 1, 9:32 pm

    Lol sounds cool :) and interesting

  2. dimond
    February 4, 7:56 am

    this picture is so funny!!!!!

  3. Hermione
    February 12, 3:11 pm

    I want Winter to end! Summmmmeeeeeerrrrrrrrr!

  4. jazzy228
    February 16, 4:46 pm

    i just want summer so i can wear my shorts and have water fight and sleepover and stuff lol xx

  5. jazzy228
    February 16, 4:47 pm

    and that beaver is fat lol on pick haha !!!

  6. jazzy228
    February 16, 4:53 pm

    how do you write your own blog?????
    do you have to have membership????

  7. jazzy228
    February 16, 4:54 pm

    how do you write your own blog??

  8. jazzy228
    February 16, 4:56 pm

    does anyone know that game where you mad your own worry doll and it was guatemala on this website????? used to play it when was child

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