![Cartoon depicting reporters with a news van, cameras, and microphones all surrounding Punxsutawney Phil. Text on image says “Can spring be far behind? Groundhog day -- February 2nd.”](https://blogs.iu.edu/sciu/files/2018/01/groudhogday1-2cuitqe.png)
This Friday will be the 132nd official Groundhog Day in the United States. Celebrated in Canada, Germany, and the U.S., the holiday derives from a long-standing German-Dutch tradition, which we’ve been officially recording since 1886. The basic idea: if a groundhog emerges from his hole and sees his shadow, winter will last for six more… Read more »