Groundhog Day is a traditional custom that is largely popular in the United States ever since it was adopted in 1887.
Do you know: This tradition has its origin in ancient European weather lore.
People celebrate this traditional holiday on the 2nd of February all across the continent. The modern custom includes early-morning celebration where people flock to watch the groundhog, which is very much like a large rodent, emerge from its burrow. Its emergence announces the arrival of spring way before the vernal equinox.
