{"id":120141,"date":"2024-02-02T15:04:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/punxsutawney-phil-doesnt-see-shadow-on-groundhog-day-early-spring\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:04:15","slug":"punxsutawney-phil-doesnt-see-shadow-on-groundhog-day-early-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/punxsutawney-phil-doesnt-see-shadow-on-groundhog-day-early-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Punxsutawney Phil Doesn&#8217;t See Shadow on Groundhog Day, Early Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-943b21cba726d716ec22cc947389c225\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c38134e2-b228-49cb-8333-18e102279e0e-533834010-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c38134e2-b228-49cb-8333-18e102279e0e-533834010-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1b\/16by9\/2024\/02\/02\/1bd9b0ec8c774f5db8d398fabb685068_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-943b21cba726d716ec22cc947389c225--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eac493898db58dddbca3eacf9ae21c38\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>An outsized rodent was apparently comfy having a look on the outdoors world this week &#8212; which, based on an East Coast legend, means &#8230; winter&#8217;s beginning to wind down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eac493898db58dddbca3eacf9ae21c38--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6a66636bcc889262aaef99105715e0e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Indeed, it is Groundhog Day (once more) &#8212; and per normal, the nice individuals of Punxsutawney, PA placed on their high hats and old-timey clothes to trot out a literal groundhog &#8212; in any other case referred to as <strong>Phil<\/strong> &#8212; to see how skittish he&#8217;s in early February.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6a66636bcc889262aaef99105715e0e1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0e8effa624a7bb32a0ba94a5e081e00b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240202_7b438c7dfb5949f98118209a8392cf82\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ec1bd801-0f61-46aa-8f57-1f18de8e873b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7b\/4by3\/2024\/02\/02\/7b438c7dfb5949f98118209a8392cf82_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Groundhog Club handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0e8effa624a7bb32a0ba94a5e081e00b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fc8a99d89db4cf5f11e75dfcd43ce14a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a long-running custom &#8212; mainly, if this animal sees its shadow and goes scurrying away to cover &#8230; which means 6 extra weeks of winter. If not, spring is quick approaching.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fc8a99d89db4cf5f11e75dfcd43ce14a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac255abd88dddc9a5341865822d7ec00\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On Friday, the groundhog apparently was leaning towards the latter &#8230; which suggests it predicts spring is coming earlier than later. Whether that is really true or not is anybody&#8217;s guess &#8212; and if we&#8217;re being sincere, no one takes the large gerbil&#8217;s forecast significantly anyway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac255abd88dddc9a5341865822d7ec00--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3761f2a9c37871ea470ae49af147f19a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240202_ded27b2411be467882e49a72446a252e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ec1bd801-0f61-46aa-8f57-1f18de8e873b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/de\/4by3\/2024\/02\/02\/ded27b2411be467882e49a72446a252e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3761f2a9c37871ea470ae49af147f19a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4df3892bea9f6f128d58bb4ed857c490\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>With that stated &#8230; Phil guessing on an early spring is considerably notable &#8212; &#8216;trigger it is the primary time he is landed on that for some time. 2020 was the final time it thought winter was ending quickly &#8230; since then, he is been &#8220;predicting&#8221; longer winters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4df3892bea9f6f128d58bb4ed857c490--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bea29c54e041dcfc921b4a43259f2788\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>BTW, there are different critters across the nation which can be resulting from make these kinds of calls at this time &#8212; in Ohio, they&#8217;ve &#8220;Buckeye Chuck&#8221; &#8230; and in GA there&#8217;s &#8220;General Beauregard Lee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bea29c54e041dcfc921b4a43259f2788--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5fd1851f44f432b55a0fb05769a203bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-bfbb8420-92d2-413a-be36-79bf3c87bdb2-1763352544-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-bfbb8420-92d2-413a-be36-79bf3c87bdb2-1763352544-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2024\/01\/26\/d0aebdab77f243eb97989b9ad0fe4541_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5fd1851f44f432b55a0fb05769a203bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9002979869ef432f0d19546e1c05cf13\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>These East Coasters certain do love their quirky customs and rituals. Anyhoo &#8230; blissful Groundhog Day to all those that rejoice &#8212; even privately.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9002979869ef432f0d19546e1c05cf13--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material AP An outsized rodent was apparently comfy having a look on the outdoors world this week &#8212; which, based on an East Coast legend, means &#8230; winter&#8217;s beginning to wind down. 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