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Woodstock won t abandon the 26-year tradition of re-creating the Hollywood-version of Groundhog Day as it was depicted on the big screen with a polka band and groundhog named Woodstock Willie delivering the winter prognostication on Tuesday. (Mark Konkol/ Patch)
WOODSTOCK For months now, anybody who asked me, How s it going? got the same smart-aleck response: Every day is Groundhog Day.
That s a reference, of course, to the classic 1993 Bill Murray film in which a smug weatherman is forced to endlessly relive reporting whether the beloved groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow on the second day of February.
Groundhog Day: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? Groundhog predicts more winter
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Groundhog Club co-handler Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 134th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Due to safety precautions regarding COVID-19 transmission, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club has said there will be no public attendance for the 2021 event. However, the club s inner circle will make the trek to Gobblers Knob on Tuesday, Feb. 2, for the 135th celebration that will be broadcast via television, internet and live-streamed. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)AP
Groundhog Day 2021 prediction: Staten Island Chuck calls for an early spring
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Staten Island Chuck poses for a shot at the 2020 Groundhog Day ceremony. Chuck called for an early spring this year. February 2, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The results are in!
Staten Island Chuck called for an early spring Tuesday during a Groundhog Day ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton.
While the event is typically attended by hundreds of people, it was closed to the public this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Instead, the ceremony was live streamed for all to watch.
Five facts about Groundhog Day
1. When Punxsutawney Phil is emerging from a temporary home at Gobbler s Knob, he spends most of his time at Phil s Burrow at the library.
2. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club s Inner Circle are the gentlemen in the top hats responsible for planning the annual event and caring for Phil.
3. In a traditional year, thousands of visitors would gather at Gobbler s Knob around 3 a.m., where they celebrate and party under the night sky until Phil make his prediction at 6:30.
4. Phil has not seen his shadow 18 times - including 2020.
5. Phil is the most famous weather-predicting groundhog, but there are others, including: Buckeye Chuck in Ohio, Staten Island Chuck in New York, Gen. Beauregard Lee in Georgia and Jimmy in Wisconsin.
A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter By Associated Press | February 2, 2021 at 5:24 AM EST - Updated February 3 at 1:28 PM
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) â There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
Members of Philâs âinner circleâ woke up the furry critter at 7:25 a.m. at Gobblerâs Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether he would see his shadow or not.
Shortly after this yearâs prediction was revealed, one of the members of the circle shared a message he said Phil had told him earlier in the day: âAfter winter, youâre looking forward to one of the most beautiful and brightest springs youâve ever seen.â