Groundhog Day in United States - 2024
02 Feb 2024, Friday
Many people in the United States observe Groundhog Day on February 2.
How many days ago was Groundhog Day 2024? [Countup]
How many months ago was Groundhog Day 2024?
2 Months, 26 Days
How many weeks ago was Groundhog Day 2024?
12 Weeks, 2 Days
How many days ago was Groundhog Day 2024?
86 Days
How many hours ago was Groundhog Day 2024?
2,064 Hours
How many minutes ago was Groundhog Day 2024?
123,840 Minutes
When was Groundhog Day in United States 2024?
02 February 2024, Friday
About: Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early. In 2024, an early spring was predicted. While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing its shadow and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather. The weather lore was brought from German-speaking areas where the badger is the forecasting animal, while in Hungary for example the bear serves the same purpose and badgers were only watched when bears were not around. It is related to the lore that clear weather on the Christian festival of Candlemas forebodes a prolonged winter.
Observed by | United States, Canada |
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Significance | Predicts the arrival of spring |
Celebrations | Announcing whether a groundhog sees its shadow after it emerges from its burrow |
Date | February 2 |
date | February 2 |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Candlemas |
Wikidata description | tradition of weather prediction observed in the US and Canada on Feb. 2 |
Wikidata id | Q744374 |
Wikidata label | Groundhog Day |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Groundhog Day (2024) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Canada | 02 Feb, Friday | Groundhog Day | Observance |
2 | United States | 02 Feb, Friday | Groundhog Day | Observance |