According to groundhog.org, Punxsutawney Phil is given immortality but is cursed to watch his wife age and die.Fitz2001 t1_j6ytcfm wrote
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I don’t think Punxy is PA Dutch. Too far north.
ThankMrBernke t1_j7093qu wrote
>It [Groundhog Day] derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrows on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
The animal was also originally a badger in Germany
Fitz2001 t1_j70awm2 wrote
Ha, thanks!
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